Research Data Storage and Security

Course Objectives

This course introduces the issues involved in storing, securing and backing up your research data.. After completing this course, participants will be able to:

• Be aware of the options available to safely store data.
• Recognise the importance of data backups.
• Be motivated to avoid your personal data loss scenario.
• Understand password safety guidelines.
• Know how to encrypt and destroy sensitive data when required.

Research Data MANTRA [online course, https://mantra.edina.ac.uk/] by the Research Data Service, University of Edinburgh is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Permissions beyond the scope of this licence may be available at https://mantra.edina.ac.uk/acknowledgements.html.