For data storage, India trusts global service providers over local: Cisco

79 per cent of all corporate respondents in the Cisco's latest survey said that data protection laws have a positive effect

Indian organisations prefer their data to be stored within the country but do not trust local data protection service providers, according to Cisco's 2023 Data Privacy Benchmark Study. The Economic Times reported that around 88 per cent of the participants of the study said they trusted their data being stored within the Indian territory.

However, when asked about who they trust their data with, 90 per cent of the respondents said global service providers were their first choice, the report added.

"When viewing these two statements together, it seems that while organisations would ideally like to keep their data