## Module 4: Data Storage and Security ##
In this module you will be able to identify storage options and strategies for your research data that will enable long-term access, and identify strategies for backup control, restricting access and protecting the integrity of your data.
### Learning Objectives ###
1. Identify storage options and strategies for your research data that will enable long-term access in spite of potential media failures or obsolescence
2. Identify a backup strategy that will allow you to restore your data in the short- or longer-term in the event that it is lost or destroyed
3. Describe options for restricting access to your research data
4. Describe mechanisms for securing hardware and software systems
5. Describe mechanisms for protecting the integrity of your data
### Readings and Resources ###
**Required**
DeVries, Matthew, et al. 2017. “Name It! Store It! Protect It!: A Systems Approach to Managing Data in Research Core Facilities.” Journal of Biomolecular Techniques 28(4): 137-141. http://dx.doi.org/10.7171/jbt.17-2804-003
Hart, Edmund M., et al. 2016. “Ten Simple Rules for Digital Data Storage.” PLoS Computational Biology 12(10): e1005097. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005097
UK Data Archive. Storing your data http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/create-manage/storage
REDCap. Project REDCap https://www.project-redcap.org/
**Supplemental**
Fineberg, Sam. 2012. “Big Data Storage Options for Hadoop.Links to an external site.” Storage Networking Industry Association Tutorials: Big Data - Fall 2012. https://www.snia.org/education/tutorials/bigdata
Apache Hadoop. Hadoop Wiki http://hadoop.apache.org/
Office of Research Integrity. Data Handling - Responsible Conduct in Data Management https://ori.hhs.gov/education/products/n_illinois_u/datamanagement/dhtopic.html
