Faculty and Staff files are one of the most important assets at the University of Texas. Therefore, it is vital that appropriate measures are in-place to ensure that our customers' data is safe from computer failure, loss, and theft.
LAITS recommends a combination of methods to ensure that data is as secure as possible.
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UTBox is a campus-wide service that allows faculty, staff, and students at the University of Texas at Austin to use Box cloud-based file sharing for business and academic purposes. It is run by the UT Information Security Office.
Files stored in UT Box are automatically synced between computers and the Box Cloud service. Therefore, if a computer were to be broken, lost, or stolen, the files will remain available.
NOTE: LAITS and others at the university cannot access your files in UT Box unless you have explicitly shared them with us. |
If you prefer to use a different cloud service, please see the Information Security Office (ISO) guide to the types of approved data for each service.
Managing Your Crashplan Backup
If you do not store your files in Box, the university provides a free service to help back up your locally-stored files.
LAITS configures UTBackup (Crashplan) on every computer with the following default settings.
Notes about backups:
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Windows 10 | User Folder(C:\Users\)
| Cloud Service folders
Certain App Data subfolders
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macOS | Users Folder (/Users/)
| Cloud Service folders
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When it is necessary to move data from one computer to another, LAITS uses the UTBackup service to facilitate the transfer. This ensures that the set of moved files exactly matches the original.
Notes on Data Transfers:
LAITS will not hold files/data on behalf of any person for any reason. If temporary storage is needed during a support interaction, UT Box (under the control of the customer) will be the storage location
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UTBox can be accessed via https://utexas.box.com Management Policy:
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UTBackup, run by central ITS at UT, provides an enterprise-level, centralized, and automated end-point backup solution for the UT Austin campus. UTBackup Essential Information Management Policy:
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