On 11/10/2006 7:12 AM, Paul Keating wrote:
> In my opinion, sending tapes off site with labels on them identifying,
> or hinting, in any way shape or form, what the data is on those tapes is
> a security risk.....
>
> eliminating as much info from being stored with the tapes is security by
> obscurity, if you will.
>
> If a tape was lost while offsite, would you rather it be an obscure
> barcode, or a label that says "Astrium HR-Finance"??
It doesn't matter if the tape is encrypted. You're not shipping around
unencrypted tapes are you?
We added a pair of Decru appliances earlier this year - they're sweet
boxes and allow us to encrypt *everything*. We no longer have the
question if server x is encrypted whereas y isn't - we encrypt all of
the data all of the time.
.../Ed
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Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA
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