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Comprehensive, systematic risk assessment is essential to the long-term security and reliability of SP and its archived information. Risk assessment helps the repository identify and evaluate threats that could disrupt normal operations or impair its ability to meet its Mandatory Responsibilities and contracted obligations. SP began formally documenting and analyzing risks in the fall of 2011. The participants included key personnel from SP, OCUL, and the University of Toronto Libraries, and the Libraries' Information Technology Services. In many cases, the risk analysis documented threats that librarians, systems administrators, and programmers had already addressed in the design and implementation of the repository.
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