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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Chad raises a terrific point about any and all cloud storage. Performing full, pre-Internet encryption on any data stored the cloud is the only way to protect against surveillance, attack, or other third-party misuse. I haven’t had a chance to try each of them yet, but for what it’s worth, here are some solutions that I’m considering:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>For backups between machines that you administrate, use a combo of the not-secure Free File Sync (for custom file and folder syncing, one way mirroring, etc) within secure networks, and BitTorrent Sync (real-time encrypted file and folder syncing) across public networks. I’m using this now, to back up our in-house library-created data, distributing copies across machines we own. In fact, using Bit Torrent Sync alone, on each of your primary-use machines, may be a great alternative to commercial or free cloud-storage products.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>For on-the-fly file encryption, to be used in combination with free services like Dropbox, Google Drive, or SkyDrive, I’m looking at CloudFogger, a free software that performs on-the-fly 256-bit AES encryption on files, as you add them to the cloud. Haven’t tried it yet – looks neat!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>For whole-disk encryption on a per-machine basis, open-source project TrueCrypt has a great reputation. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Jessica D. Dooley<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>IT Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Adams County Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>157 High Street<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Peebles, OH 45660<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>937-587-2085<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>dooleyje@oplin.org<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> oplintech-bounces@lists.oplin.org [mailto:oplintech-bounces@lists.oplin.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Chad Neeper<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, July 19, 2013 3:11 PM<br><b>To:</b> OPLINTECH<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [OPLINTECH] Office 2013, SkyDrive, & local policies<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Not to mention the whole privacy issue. Any data stored in the cloud is potentially accessible via hosting company mistakes (I see reports of that periodically), attacks, and (as recently come to light) it's apparently freely/readily/automatically given to the government! Storing library operational data is one thing, but you might think twice about storing any patron-identifiable data.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>For my own use, I map my data folder to Google Cloud, so my stuff is automatically backed up to Google every time a file is changed. I find it hugely convenient and reassuring that I have an up-to-the-second copy of my data. However, I'm trying to find a good way to automatically encrypt/decrypt the individual files on the fly. Security is my biggest concern with the setup.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>WRT your specific question, does perhaps SkyDrive have a method to force individual users to store data in a shared (library-owned) repository, thus eliminating the issues you're concerned about?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>______________________________<br><b>Chad Neeper</b><br><span style='font-size:7.5pt'>Senior Systems Engineer</span><br><br><b>Level 9 Networks</b><br><span style='font-size:7.5pt'><a href="tel:740-548-8070" target="_blank">740-548-8070</a> (voice)<br><a href="tel:866-214-6607" target="_blank">866-214-6607</a> (fax)</span><br><br><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt'>Full LAN/WAN consulting services -- Specialized in libraries and schools</span></i><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 2:27 PM, Phil Shirley <<a href="mailto:pshirley@cuyahogafallslibrary.org" target="_blank">pshirley@cuyahogafallslibrary.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>What's your policy or practice regarding what staff can do with library documents and data? What are your thoughts on this?<br><br>We're going to start using Office 2013, and I noticed that it encourages you to use SkyDrive, Microsoft's cloud-based storage for documents, etc.<br><br>I like the idea of storing things on our server rather that in a Microsoft account that only the individual has access to. The documents that staff create belong to the library, not to the person, and if the person leaves or is fired or is unable to return to work for whatever reason, I think the library should have access to the documents the person created. There's also the issue of handling sensitive data.<br><br>I'm considering disabling SkyDrive. 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