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Off-site Data Protection is the strategy of sending business critical data to an off-site location as part of an IT Disaster Recovery Plan. Data is usually transported off-site using removable storage media such as Magnetic Tape , but can also be sent off-site electronically via a Remote Backup Service . Sending data offsite electronically is also known as ''Electronic Vaulting'' (or ''E-Vaulting''). Although some organizations manage and store their own off-site backups, many chose to have their backups managed and stored by third parties who specialize in the commercial protection of offsite data. DATA VAULTS The storage of off-site data is also known as vaulting as backups are stored in purpose built vaults. There are generally no standards for type of building that contains a Vault. Generally commercial vaults fit into 3 three categories:
STATUTARY OBLIGATIONS Data Protection Statutes are usually non-prescriptive in how data is to be protected, but they are increasingly requiring the active protection of data. Statutes which mandate the protection of data are:
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