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We contract with Survey Monkey for 24 hour-a-day monitoring, frequent data back-ups, privacy and security.


How is data maintained?
Physical

  • Servers kept in locked cage
  • Entry requires a passcard and biometric recognition
  • Digital surveillance equipment
  • Controls for temperature, humidity and smoke/fire detection
  • Staffed 24/7

Network

  • Multiple independent connections to Tier 1 Internet access providers
  • Fully redundant OC-48 SONET Rings
  • Uptime monitored every 5 minutes, with escalation to SurveyMonkey staff
  • Firewall restricts access to all ports except 80 (http) and 443 (https)
  • QualysGuard network security audits performed quarterly

Hardware

  • Servers have redundant internal power supplies
  • Data is on RAID 10, operating system on RAID 1
  • Servers are mirrored and can failover in less than one hour

Software

  • Code in ASP, running on SQL Server 2000 and Windows 2000 Server
  • Latest patches applied to all operating system and application files
  • SSL encryption of all billing data
  • Data backed up every hour internally
  • Data backed up every night to centralized backup system, with offsite backups in event of catastrophe