More data security with S3 storage and
Simple customizing in EGroupware
More data security with S3 storage
In March, the issue of a lack of data protection was (unfortunately) back on the agenda. According to the European Data Protection Supervisor, the European Commission is violating its own data protection rules when using MS 365: The Commission has failed to take adequate safeguards for personal data. Furthermore, it had not sufficiently defined in its contract with Microsoft which personal data is collected when using MS 365 and for which specified purposes. The transfer of data to subsidiaries in third countries is not excluded.
We take a very critical view of such failures in terms of data protection. However, our focus is not only on the protection of personal data, but also on the security of dormant data against hacker attacks (e.g. backups of our users and their files).
In December, we successfully migrated our customers’ EGroupware instances to S3 storage(Simple Storage Service). With S3, all data can be encrypted at rest. This means that it is not possible to access data in EGroupware from outside. However, S3 storage is also a possible backup concept for in-house installations – either with any hoster or in the EGroupware Cloud as a disaster recovery option. If you have any questions, simply contact us and we will be happy to help.
Simplified customizing in EGroupware
It will soon be even easier to adapt EGroupware to your processes and structures. Admins can then create customized user-defined fields in EGroupware apps such as Infolog, Calendar or Address Book even more easily. When the fields are created, the corresponding tabs are automatically created in the interface. These are split up in the same way as your own fields, giving users an overview of all the information about your organization.
It is possible to give certain user groups read-only access (read-only option) and grant others editing rights. You can read more about this on GitHub.
If you have any questions about customizing EGroupware, we will be happy to help.
