Different countries have developed their own cloud security standards to help businesses pick trustworthy providers. Two important European standards are SecNumCloud from France and C5 from Germany.
C5 stands for Cloud Computing Compliance Criteria Catalogue. It’s a German government-backed security framework developed by the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI). C5 sets out a list of security controls cloud providers should have to protect customer data. It covers many aspects like risk management, access controls, encryption, and physical security. Customers can use C5 certification as a trusted sign that a cloud provider meets strong security requirements based on international standards such as ISO 27001.
SecNumCloud is a French cloud security qualification offered by ANSSI, the French National Cybersecurity Agency. It is known for being one of the most demanding and strict cloud certifications in Europe. SecNumCloud covers Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) cloud models and focuses on protecting sensitive and critical data. To earn SecNumCloud, cloud providers must meet over 700 security requirements covering technical, operational, and legal aspects. It ensures very high data protection, resilience to cyberattacks, and compliance with tight European data protection laws. The certification lasts three years and requires regular audits to maintain.
SecNumCloud is known for higher complexity and stricter requirements compared to the more accessible C5 standard. The major hyperscale cloud providers—AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud—are compliant with the German C5 cloud security standard.
But SecNum is a tough certification even for the hyperscalers! Some of the French cloud providers who are SecNum certified are OVHcloud, Orange Cloud and Outscale (Subsidiary of Dassault).
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