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The audit as a weapon: compliance, another battlefield of economic warfare
I recently read the Flash ingérence published by the DGSI in May 2026 on the risks associated with foreign audits. It concerns three French companies confronted, under cover of regulatory procedures, with practices that end up weakening them. One of these examples struck me in particular, because it shows the extent to which the compliance reflex can sometimes turn against the party who believes they are doing the right thing.
HDS Certification and Compliance: Scope, Limitations and Sovereignty
HDS certification attests to the security of health data hosting; it is not intended to provide immunity from extraterritorial laws such as the Cloud Act or FISA. Using a certified hosting provider does not, moreover, make an organisation “HDS compliant”: the certification status remains with the hosting provider, while some obligations continue to rest with the client.
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