University business conducted using University tools is in compliance with University regulations and policy, and is protected by contractual and other security measures not available to consumer tools.
| Tool | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Email (Gmail, Yahoo, etc) | ✔️ | * | ❌ | ❌ |
| Consumer Google Drive - All tools | ✔️ | * | ❌ | ❌ |
| Consumer Dropbox, Evernote | ✔️ | * | ❌ | ❌ |
| Harvard standard email | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Harvard Google Drive/Docs (g.harvard) | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌ |
| Harvard Office365 OneDrive/SharePoint | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌ |
| Microsoft Teams | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌ |
| Harvard Zoom - follow security guidance | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌ |
| Harvard Slack (FAS first, and expanding) | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌ |
| Harvard Confluence/Wiki (behind HarvardKey) | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌ |
| Harvard Dropbox | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌ |
| code.harvard.edu | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ ¹ | ❌ |
| Network File Share | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️² |
| Harvard Zoom - follow security guidance, no recording | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️² |
| Harvard Office365 "HRCI" SharePoint | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️² |
| Accellion Kiteworks | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Harvard Office Message Encryption ("OME") | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Notes:
*Consumer Versions not recommended for University business.
¹ Level 3 limited to private projects
² L4 with special controls setup
See the Data Classification Table for examples of data at levels one through four.
Level 5 data applies only to research data per IRB and requires security consulting for special handling.