Secure backup and archival of sensitive data

Purpose

1.1. Ensure all sensitive data (adoption records, medical histories, incident reports) is protected against loss, tampering, or unauthorized access per animal welfare compliance standards.
1.2. Automate scheduled backups and enforce archival retention policies to meet regulatory and internal audit requirements.
1.3. Facilitate granular access control and easy restoration of lost or corrupted records.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. Scheduled triggers: daily/weekly/monthly data backup events.
2.2. Event-based triggers: upon new record creation or modification, compliance period closure, or staff role change.
2.3. Manual override: administrator-initiated on-demand backup.

Platform Variants

3.1. AWS S3
• API: PutObject
• Configure encrypted bucket, versioning, and set retention lifecycle policy for sensitive files.
3.2. Google Cloud Storage
• API: objects.insert
• Enable Object Lock, enforce retention duration, and configure CMEK for encryption.
3.3. Microsoft Azure Blob Storage
• API: Put Blob
• Set up container-level access policies, immutable storage (legal hold), and replication.
3.4. Backblaze B2
• API: b2_upload_file
• Schedule uploads, use server-side encryption settings, and enable data retention rules.
3.5. Wasabi
• API: PutObject
• Enable bucket versioning and compliance retention; configure access policies for sensitive folders.
3.6. Dropbox Business
• API: files_upload
• Automate data uploads to encrypted folders with access logs and scheduled deletion.
3.7. Box
• API: Upload File
• Set folders to high-security classification and use retention and legal hold features.
3.8. OneDrive for Business
• API: driveItem: createUploadSession
• Enable retain/delete policy for compliance folders and limit shared links.
3.9. Egnyte
• API: /file/upload
• Set permissioned locations for backups and schedule retention expiry according to compliance.
3.10. Datto
• Feature: SaaS Protection API
• Automate backup tasks, perform encrypted backups, set retention durations for SaaS data.
3.11. Veeam Backup & Replication
• Feature: RESTful API
• Schedule VM/file-level backups, enable encryption, and configure repository retention.
3.12. Acronis Cyber Protect
• API: backup.create
• Schedule file backups, enforce encryption, and set up immutable storage policies.
3.13. Tresorit
• API: Upload files
• Use end-to-end encrypted folders, apply retention and access logs.
3.14. Sync.com (Enterprise)
• API: files.upload
• Apply automated backup for folders, enforce zero-knowledge encryption, enable expiry.
3.15. SpiderOak One Backup
• Feature: Command line client/API
• Push encrypted files to backup set, schedule backups, set retention on deleted items.
3.16. IBM Cloud Object Storage
• API: putObject
• Enable encryption, retention lock, and lifecycle configuration for sensitive buckets.
3.17. Oracle Cloud Object Storage
• API: PutObject
• Schedule uploads to retention-enabled buckets with encryption and policy enforcement.
3.18. Zoho WorkDrive
• API: Upload files
• Auto-upload compliance folders, set admin access, enforce retention.
3.19. Citrix ShareFile
• API: /Items(File).Upload
• Push sensitive records to secure folders with retention policy enabled.
3.20. OpenStack Swift
• API: PUT Object
• Configure container-level encryption, automatic backup, and deletion delay policies.

Benefits

4.1. Reduces data loss risk using automated, encrypted offsite backups with set retention.
4.2. Ensures easy compliance with laws on evidence preservation, access control, and data deletion.
4.3. Speeds up data recovery in case of system failure or security incidents.
4.4. Enables centralized audit trails for each backup and restore event.
4.5. Lowers operational burden by automating replication and compliance checks.