Problems can arise if there are insufficient and inappropriate arrangements for the termination of an outsourcing contract by the outsourcing customer. There is thus a risk that the outsourcing customer will find it difficult to break away from its outsourcing service provider. This can also happen the other way around, where the customer is forced to select an unsuitable new outsourcing service provider because the previous service provider had the option to terminate their agreement on short notice. In both cases, it may be difficult or impossible to transfer the outsourced area to another service provider or reintegrate it into the customer’s own organisation. Attempting to do so can create a wide variety of security problems. During the termination process, for example, data and systems might be considered “legacy systems” and no longer be protected adequately. If inadequate regulations are established on deleting data files and data backups, confidential data could be leaked to third parties.