Re: How secure is Apple's iCloud?

["McClenon, Braden" <mcclenbw () ONEONTA EDU>]

I think the only real solution here, unfortunately, is user education against putting PII information up in “the cloud” 
unless your institution sanctions a particular service.   There are so many different “cloud storage” offerings 
(Amazon, Microsoft Live, Google… to name a few) that trying to keep up with their terms of service and security 
measures is going to be a big game of “wack-a-mole.”

Brady McClenon
Senior Server Administrator
SUNY Oneonta
607-436-3203

"My pontifications are much too deep to fit inside a fortune cookie." - Confucius' brother



From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Eckardt, 
Chip
Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2011 12:24 PM
To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
Subject: [SECURITY] How secure is Apple's iCloud?

Hello,
Has anyone read the Apple agreement to use their new iCloud service?  Or know what security measures Apple will have in 
place to protect users' data?
I am concerned about any PII data our faculty and staff might have on their iPads that could be shipped up to Apple's 
cloud this fall.  Since this service will be free I suspect many iPad, iPod, and iPhone users will be trying this 
service.  I do not know if the data is encrypted before it is sent and/or if encrypted at rest.  Thanks,

Chip

Chip Eckardt
CIO
UW-Eau Claire
105 Garfield Ave.
Eau Claire, WI 54701