Safely Use Sensitive Data in the Cloud

 

If you are considering working with or storing sensitive college information using cloud services (including Software as a Service, Infrastructure as a Service, Platform as a Service), you must:

• Choose a cloud service that complies with laws, regulations, and the college IT policies for your data type, in addition to addressing considerations of cost savings, functionality, and efficiency.
• Use that service in ways that recognize,  you have a shared responsibility with the cloud provider to properly safeguard and protect the security and privacy of sensitive data.
• Choose a Secure Cloud Service
  
• Choose a service that meets your administrative, teaching, and/or clinical requirements and that provides appropriate protection for your data type.  See Sensitive Data Types. 
• Be serious about passwords.  See Manage Your Passwords.
• Use encryption to protect data or use an encrypted cloud service.
  
  See 6 Steps to Keeping Your Company Data Secure in the Cloud

Contact Runbiz, 806-322-2150 for questions on Cloud services.