Storage security


Storage security is a specialty area of security that is concerned with securing data storage systems and ecosystems and the data that resides on these systems.

Introduction

According to the Storage Networking Industry Association, storage security represents the convergence of the storage, networking, and security disciplines, technologies, and methodologies for the purpose of protecting and securing digital assets. Historically, the focus has been on both the vendor aspects of making storage product more secure and the consumer aspects associated with using storage products in secure ways.

Principles

Applying security to storage systems and ecosystems requires one to have a good working knowledge of an assortment of standards and specifications, including, but not limited to: