All NISR registries are secure web-accessible electronic platforms that support highly secure data entry as well as reporting, sharing and anonymization of the registry dataset for the purposes of patient benefitting research.  All data is stored and processed in a European Tier 3 data centre that comply with ISO27001 security accreditation. All data from the primary server is copied to the secondary server every night. Daily full backups are maintained for 14 days. Weekly full backups are maintained for 8 weeks. Monthly full backups are maintained for 12 months. Backups are tested regularly to check the quality of restoration. All backups are protected from unauthorised access, theft and tampering with IP address restriction, restricted user access and password authentication.