Question DATA-21

Is media used for long-term retention of business data and archival purposes stored in a secure, environmentally protected area?

Standard Guidance

EDUCAUSE provides no guidance here

Answering "NO"

State plans to store long-term media in environmentally protected areas.

Answering "YES"

Provide a general summary of your archival environment.

Reason for Question

Managing media (and the data within) throughout its lifecycle is crucial to the protection of institutional data. The focus of this question is confidentiality, ensuring that media that may store institutional data is protected by well-established policy and procedure.

Follow-Up Inquiries

Vague responses to this question should be investigated further. Ask for additional documentation and verify that procedure (and possibly training) exists to ensure proper media handling activity.

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