Translations:Cloud shared security responsibility model/3/en

Research team responsibilities: Security in the cloud

Research teams are responsible for the following:

  • implementing security controls to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of their research data;
  • installing, configuring, and managing their virtual machines, as well as their operating systems, services and applications;
  • applying updates and security patches on a timely basis;
  • configuring security group rules that limit the services exposed to the Internet;
  • implementing and testing backup and recovery procedures;
  • encrypting sensitive data in transit and/or at rest
  • ensuring the principle of least privilege is followed when granting access.