Lawyers have written to the Prime Minister saying the country's reliance on cloud computing and storage will result in catastrophic and unrecoverable risks of harm.
The Law Association's Technology Committee says cyber and data breaches are not a matter of if, but when, and is urging parliament to make a number of changes in an attempt to mitigate this risk.
The letter - sent earlier this month - explains that over reliance on concentrated cloud and digital infrastructures creates centralised vulnerabilities with far-reaching cascading consequences when targeted by cyber-attacks.
Businesses cannot function without cloud services, yet face effectively uninsurable and unrecoverable risks arising from providers' platforms and systems.
It is asking the Government undertake a select committee inquiry, and has made a number of suggestions that could be implemented.
These include amendments to the Fair Trading Act, a compensation scheme for those affected, and giving the National Cyber Security Centre greater powers.
The head of the Technology Committee is Lloyd Gallagher. Kathryn also speaks with Paul Seiler, chief executive of cloud computing firm Catalyst Cloud.
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