Information is the new currency, no surprise there. Hackers are hunting for your personal information on a minute by minute basis. Hacking has gone from the “look at what I can do” phase to a billion dollar driven illicit market. Hackers are more interested in dry humping databases in an attempt to gather the goodness inside.
Here is an interesting article that deals with the logical progression of these data mining attacks.
Storage security vulnerabilities abound. You likely know of many and likely haven’t thought about others. What’s causing the problem, and what should you be looking out for? It’s just a matter of time before something on the network — a router, a server, a Web application — is exploited by an external attacker or malicious insider. With the increased visibility and avenues of attack, your storage systems are no different. I’m not speaking gloom and doom, just being realistic.
[tags]Storage Security, Data Security, Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity[/tags]