
Yes, CrashPlan is a requirement for all University-provisioned computers. CrashPlan is used by Jesuit universities as well, including Georgetown and Boston College. CrashPlan is selected by many universities to protect the vast amount of data stored on University devices including research data, student data, healthcare information, donor information, pending patents, employee information, etc. Louis, Stanford, Wellesley, Carnegie Mellon and Northwestern. Now with CrashPlan, if a University computer is lost or stolen or if data on a University computer has been lost either inadvertently or because of malware or ransomware, OIT technicians are able to quickly and reliably restore your data.ĬrashPlan is used by 7 of 8 Ivy League Schools and many other prestigious universities and colleges including Boston University, Johns Hopkins, Wake Forest, Washington University in St. The auditors strongly recommended that OIT retire the external hard drives for backups in favor of a more secure, reliable network-based solution. This cloud-based solution is replacing the use of external hard drives which have been identified as a security risk by external auditors. What are the benefits of having CrashPlan installed on my SJU-issued computer?ĬrashPlan backs up all data stored on your University computer and does so in a secure way. The data in the backups will only be accessed by authorized IT staff according to guidance provided by the Office of General Counsel in accordance with University policy and state and federal laws. The keys to access the encrypted data are stored in a vault appliance at Saint Joseph’s University and CrashPlan is unable to decrypt SJU data. This provides very rigorous protection for backed-up data, and also the ability to perform thorough and efficient reviews in the unfortunate event that a computer is lost, stolen or compromised. Data is also encrypted in storage in the CrashPlan secure data center facility which is redundant and fault tolerant. All data is encrypted while in transit to the CrashPlan cloud. The University's implementation of CrashPlan has several features to protect the confidentiality of backed-up data. How does CrashPlan protect the confidentiality of backed-up data? Your files can be restored from a CrashPlan backup when needed.ĭata that is backed up by CrashPlan includes:ĭata that is not backed up by CrashPlan includes temporary or cache files, system or operating system files and software applications. Backups are continuous and will include the files stored in your "user" or "home" folder, with some exceptions.


CrashPlan (formerly known as Code42) is an enterprise backup service that is deployed on all SJU-issued desktop and laptop computers by the Office of Information Technology (OIT). CrashPlan uses cloud-based storage to back up faculty and staff data files found on University computers. CrashPlan works from any internet connection at any time.
