“Backups have two distinct purposes. The primary purpose is to recover data after its loss, be it by data deletion or corruption. Data loss can be a common experience of computer users; a 2008 survey found that 66% of respondents had lost files on their home PC.^[2] The secondary purpose of backups is to recover data from an earlier time, according to a user-defined data retention policy, typically configured within a backup application for how long copies of data are required. Though backups represent a simple form of disaster recovery, and should be part of any disaster recovery plan, backups by themselves should not be considered a complete disaster recovery plan.”

Backup. (2017, February 8). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 21:01, February 8, 2017, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Backup&oldid=764269797

Key Resources

• Data classifications at the University of Colorado. Please review these definitions of Highly Confidential, Confidential and Public information and impacts.
• OneDrive for Business Information. OneDrive is an OIT approved application and can be used to store public, confidential, highly confidential and ePHI data.
• Using OneDrive for Business to be HIPAA compliant statement. While OneDrive is configured for HIPAA compliance, you should use caution in the type of data stored as well as with whom and how the data is shared (same university HIPAA policies and procedures apply).  By default, files stored and/or created in the OneDrive for Business are private.
• How to share files and folders with OneDrive.