Other weaknesses include limitations of bandwidth for certain data intensive applications, and the problem with short-lived virtual computers in carrying out IT forensics. The development of the cloud as a viable computing platform also faces potential threats from entrenched incumbents that range from IT providers whose business is geared towards the traditional model to corporate IT divisions that resist change either due to inertia or from the prospects of job loss in the new environment. As we detail in the subsequent sections (and especially in Section 7), the new environment brings to the fore the role of many regulatory agencies, at the local, national and even at the international level. Many governments are becoming increasingly interested in cloud computing , and some of them are proactively working with many of the major players today in order to develop standards and sensible regulation that do not stifle innovation but at the same time ensure privacy of information and the security of data.