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DATA BACKUP AND DATA PROTECTION
Storage security checklist of practical safeguards
Kevin Beaver, CISSP
03.19.2007
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Channel takeaway: There are some commonly overlooked storage security issues that every VAR and systems integrator needs to consider. In this tip, information security expert Kevin Beaver outlines a set of solid storage security basics you can use as a guide to check your own work, look for vulnerabilities in a customer's storage configuration..
This tip originally appeared on SearchStorage.com.
Whether you're relatively new to storage administration or a veteran, or whether your storage is network-based or directly attached, there are several storage security must-haves in order to make sure your data is as safe as possible. With storage systems housing "the goods," a lot can happen, including stolen passwords, unauthorized access, improper deletions and modifications, bypassing zone restrictions through physical port changes and more. The highly publicized breaches at The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse Chronology of Data Breaches illustrate just how often these security breaks happen.
When performing network security assessments, I come across a wide range of storage-related security vulnerabilities and poorly implemented administrative processes that are easily corrected. The following checklist provides a broad range of platform-agnostic storage security essentials. These items can serve as a strong layer in your overall defense
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strategy and provide a solid foundation for protecting critical information in your files, shares and databases.
As information spreads out more across local and network-based storage systems into the future, it'll become more difficult to control. Your security focus (i.e., assessments, audits and controls) needs to expand proportionately. This, combined with an ongoing change in storage technologies and new hacking methods and tools, will demand that you always be on the lookout for storage weaknesses in your network. This space -- and its associated threats and vulnerabilities -- will evolve. So, if storage security is even remotely on your radar, these security basics can get you off to a great start and build a solid foundation -- something you cannot afford to be without.
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About the author: Kevin Beaver is an independent information security consultant, author, and speaker with Atlanta-based Principle Logic, LLC. He has more than 17 years of experience in IT and specializes in performing information security assessments. Kevin has written five books including Hacking For Dummies (Wiley), the brand new Hacking Wireless Networks For Dummies, and The Practical Guide to HIPAA Privacy and Security Compliance (Auerbach). He can be reached at kbeaver@principlelogic.com.
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