Stealing tapes is not the most elegant, but one of the most effective attack factors. Many companies think about hacking in terms of getting root access to servers, but if they have weak physical security, someone can just walk out the door with a box of tapes.
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Mission-critical data that goes missing could result in legal liabilities and regulatory compliance violations -- an intolerable situation. One would expect that security-conscious organizations would include tape encryption as a standard security defense. Unfortunately, this hypothesis simply isn't true. In a survey of 388 storage professionals, ESG found that only 7 percent of users reported that they always encrypt their backup data while 60 percent said that they never do. There will likely be many more instances of lost tapes, which may lead to embarrassing public disclosures and expensive notification efforts.Jon Oltsik
This is a relatively new technology space and people tend to deal with security in a tactical fashion. People are transitioning to take a bigger look at security. There's pretty convincing evidence that shows that a tactical approach to security doesn't work. There are more threats. There are more attack vectors. The attacks are getting nastier.
Jon Oltsik
This research process resulted in some eye-opening and somewhat troubling conclusions. Large organizations identified security holes across a number of areas. Security processes are fair at best, and most users have not been trained on security policies and risks. I view the data from this report as a cry for help - clearly something must be done soon.
Jon Oltsik
This could certainly evolve to be an important component around network access control.
Jon Oltsik
The need to protect confidential data cuts across companies large and small, within every industry. The results of our research data shed new light on the need for all organizations to protect against the insider threat, and the importance of including contractors and third-party affiliates as insiders in today's global marketplace.
Jon Oltsik
It's a wide open market, ... Cisco will be in the game, but what's gone for them is the opportunity to have a dominant propriety solution.
Jon Oltsik
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