Microsoft 365 Shared Responsibility Model: Who Is Responsible for Protecting Your Data?
Understanding Cloud Data Protection, Cyber Resilience and the Role of Acronis
Microsoft 365 has transformed the way organizations collaborate, communicate, and operate in the cloud. While Microsoft provides a highly available and secure platform, many organizations still assume that cloud-hosted data is automatically protected against every possible loss scenario.
In reality, Microsoft operates under a Shared Responsibility Model where Microsoft is responsible for the availability and security of the platform, while customers remain responsible for protecting and recovering their own data.
In this CISO Edu Technical Podcast, cybersecurity professionals discuss the practical implications of the Microsoft 365 Shared Responsibility Model and explain why backup, recovery, cyber resilience, and business continuity should remain strategic priorities for every organization.
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What You Will Learn
- What the Microsoft 365 Shared Responsibility Model means in practice.
- The difference between platform availability and data protection.
- Common misconceptions about cloud backup and recovery.
- The impact of accidental deletion, insider threats, and ransomware attacks.
- Business continuity considerations for Microsoft 365 environments.
- Requirements for recovering cloud identities and business-critical data.
- How Acronis complements Microsoft’s native capabilities.
- Best practices for strengthening cyber resilience.
Discussion Highlight
Cloud services reduce infrastructure complexity, but they do not eliminate an organization's responsibility to protect, retain, and recover its own critical business information.