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Data Security

Link Roundup March 2020

Posted on March 5, 2020

Cameron Cook In the wake of changes in the pricing structure and licensing policies of the Box cloud storage system, UW Madison has created a task force to evaluate Box usage on campus. They will …

Posted in Data SecurityTagged Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Storage, Data Security, Data Sharing, Machine Learning, Open Data

Refresh Your Data Management Savvy This New Year

Posted on January 4, 2019

Happy New Year’s! The start of a new year and a new semester are as good a time as ever to evaluate your data management practices. Here are some reminders about data management best practices, …

Posted in Data Security, Data Sharing, Data Storage, Digital Humanities, Federal Funders, News, Tools

HIPAA: What Does It Mean for Medical Research Data?

Posted on August 28, 2018

Written by Jarrod Irwin Researchers across disciplines care about the security and privacy of their data–especially those with data containing personally identifiable information, as even limited combinations of certain data points can lead to the …

Posted in Data Security, NewsTagged Managing Data, medical data, privacy

Tools: SpiderOak

Posted on April 17, 2013

What It Is: Cloud-based file storage, synchronization, and back-ups. SpiderOak is available on Windows, Linux, OS X, iOS, Android, and N900 Maemo. Cost: Free, premium, and enterprise accounts available. The pricing for storage is better compared …

Posted in Data Security, Data Storage, ToolsTagged Cloud Storage, Managing Data

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