Storage security and backups

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Articles

• Storage encryption essentials
• Secure data destruction options for old backup tapes and disk (a TechTarget piece I contributed to)
• Making sense of regulatory compliance and data storage for SMBs
• Data security concerns with online backup [go to article]
• Data retention policies and procedures for SMBs [go to article]
• The pros and cons of host-based vs. appliance-based tape encryption
• Data security concerns with online backup
• Securing DAS without breaking the bank
• Ten ways you can make your data backups more secure
• How SMBs can ensure storage security
• Document Security - Protecting sensitive information both inside and outside of the firewall
  
• Ten reasons storage security is critical
• Look at the big IT picture to ensure storage security
• Effective storage security policies
• What you need to know about laptop encryption
• Storage security and the firewall DMZ problem
• Five must-have storage security testing tools
• The problem with unstructured information
• Thirteen data retention mistakes to avoid
• Hack your storage to test your security
• Tools for securing mobile drives
• The compliance payoffs for securing vulnerable information at rest
• Storage vulnerabilities you can't afford to miss
• Securing data at rest vs. data in transit
  

Podcasts

• What you should know about cloud backup security
• Using an encryption appliance for data backup security [go to podcast]
• Storage encryption FAQ
• Storage security FAQ
  

Webcasts

• Continuous Data Protection (CDP) Strategies for the Enterprise - Continuous data protection (CDP) has become a traditional backup and storage system-based replication software. CDP software allows enterprise CIOs to eliminate or reduce backup and recovery times. This webcast presentation will discuss the pros and cons of continuous data protection, how it fits into your architecture and DR plan, and ultimately whether it's a good fit for your organization.

• The Three Things You Need to Know About Managing Privacy Data - IT executives are discovering that a gap exists between security and storage. While security specialists are focused on network issues like intrusion prevention and data protection, storage administrators are focused on data availability and recovery. In this webcast I discuss why managing privacy data is so important, what makes it so difficult and where organizations are most vulnerable.