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How does Microsoft’s Shared Responsibility Model affect my Microsoft 365 data?

Written by Cirrus Backup | Mar 26, 2023 11:00:00 PM

Microsoft is responsible for security of the cloud, you are responsible for security in the cloud.

Microsoft’s responsibility

  • Deliver consistent, reliable uptime
    • configure and manage the infrastructure that hosts Microsoft 365
  • Security: protect Microsoft 365 infrastructure from unauthorised access
    • physical security of data centres
    • authentication and identification
    • user and admin controls
  • Short term data loss recovery
    •  recycle bins

Your responsibility

  • Security: protect your data from internal and external threats
    • accidental or deliberate deletion or corruption
    • ransomware
  • Data backup allowing short and long-term data loss recovery
    • recover granular, bulk or point-in-time data
    • restore uncorrupted data
  • Regulatory data retention and compliance

Remember, it’s YOUR data!

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