Secure data storage

MUST READ Storage Security FAQ FAQS - Storage security expert Kevin Beaver offers practical answers to the most common security questions he hears from storage pros today. Next-generation data protection, iSCSI and storage virtualization on the rise in '07 OPINION - The year 2007 will be a year of fruition in the storage world. Let me explain what I mean by that. Putting together an effective data protection plan OPINION - Marc Staimer lays out the steps for establishing a workable, testable and cost-effective data protection plan.

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	Atrato adds disk encryption, cozies up to Seagate SearchStorage.com | 15 Apr 2008 ARTICLE - Atrato joins the growing list of storage vendors offering disk encryption, but analysts suspect it has more to do with building a relationship with Seagate than security.

	Storage vendors beef up security SearchStorage.com | 11 Apr 2008 ARTICLE - EMC, HP, Brocade and Hifn roll out products for storage security, including encryption; Pillar introduces clustered storage controllers.

	SNW Notes: Encryption focus shifts to disk drives SearchStorage.com | 11 Apr 2008 ARTICLE - With vendors, such as EMC, IBM, Seagate and LSI on board, disk encryption becomes hot; Marriott goes green with underground data center.

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	How to mitigate the performance penalties of data encryption software Submitted By: Stephen J. Bigelow | 15 Nov 2007 TIP - Learn three tactics that can help you mitigate performance penalties when dealing with data encryption .

	Is encryption required for compliance with all the current privacy and security laws and regulations? Submitted By: Kevin Beaver | 04 Oct 2007 FAQ: - I'll give you the customary analyst/lawyer answer, it depends. Some of the regulations...

	It seems like all drives, mobile and fixed, need to be encrypted for information to be secure. Is this true? Submitted By: Kevin Beaver | 04 Oct 2007 FAQ: - No, not necessarily. It all depends on where your sensitive information is stored...

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REFERENCE & LEARNING: 1 - 3 of 8

	Hardware-based encryption (appliance) product specifications Stephen J. Bigelow | 10 Oct 2007 BUYING GUIDE - The product snapshots in this chapter highlight key specifications for a cross section of dedicated encryption appliances.

	Checklist for purchasing hardware-based encryption Stephen J. Bigelow | 10 Oct 2007 BUYING GUIDE - While software-based encryption is typically handled as a specific event or process appliance-based encryption normally can handle any quantity of data in flight.

	Storage Encryption FAQ 04 Oct 2007 FAQS - Computer security expert Kevin Beaver answers the questions related to storage security that storage pros are asking him.

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DEFINITIONS: 1 - 3 of 4

	Storage as a Service (SaaS) 12 Jul 2007 WORD - Storage as a Service (SaaS) is a business model in which third-party providers rent space on their storage to end users that lack the capital budget and/or technical personnel to implement and maintain their own storage ...

	hard drive shredder 29 Nov 2004 WORD - A hard drive shredder is a mechanical device that physically destroys old hard drives in such a way that the data they contain cannot be recovered. At a minimum, this involves severing every track on every platter in a drive. ...

	storage encryption 21 Oct 2004 WORD - Storage encryption is the use of encryption/decryption of backed-up and archived data, both in transit and on storage media. Storage encryption is a feature of storage security that is gaining favor among enterprises that use ...

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	By the Numbers: Compliance, FRCP and ediscovery issues Storage Magazine | 13 Feb 2008 TOOLS, TRENDS & ANALYSIS -

	Best Practices: Unraveling tape encryption Storage Magazine | 12 Jan 2008 COLUMNS - With the emergence of new generations of tape drives featuring onboard hardware encryption, companies are revisiting their tape security practices in the hope that this new technology will solve security concerns at an ...

	Storage standards: A progress report Storage Magazine | 12 Jan 2008 FEATURES - The Storage Management Initiative-Specification (SMI-S), eXtensible Access Method (XAM), encryption key management and the Fabric Application Interface Standard (FAIS) are four standards that could radically change the way ...

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