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Confidentiality.

WHAT TO ESTABLISH

What data is in each service Who can access it Whether it is encrypted Whether any of it is public

WHAT ENCRYPTION THE PROVIDER OFFERS

Usually encryption at rest and in transit, by default or as an option.

WHAT THAT PROTECTS AGAINST

Physical access to their hardware.

Not against a compromised account of yours.

WHAT PROTECTS AGAINST THAT

Access control and strong authentication.

WHAT TO RESTRICT

Who can export data in bulk Who can change sharing settings Who can access production data

WHAT TO REVIEW

Sharing settings across storage and documents.

Broadly shared and forgotten is extremely common.

WHAT TO DELETE

Data past its purpose.

WHAT TO ENCRYPT YOURSELF

Anything particularly sensitive, before it goes in.

WHAT TO KEEP OUT ENTIRELY

Data you have no business reason to hold.

WHAT TO RECORD

Which services hold what, for your own accounting and obligations.


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