Securing Data When Data Is Everywhere

Filed in archive Methodology , Opinion , Planning/Strategy , Security on April 19, 2006

Securing Data When Data Is Everywhere - Computerworld:

A security manager's Nightmare...

"When it comes down to it, a security manager's job is about protecting information assets. But no matter what kind of business you're in, if you can't find all the data, you can't protect it.



Users put data where they need it, and they don't think about who has to know what they're up to in order to protect the data. The problem for security staffs is identifying where all the data is and making sure the proper controls are in place to protect the information. "

VItal data stored on workstations, carried around on USB drives or laptops, with no forethought from the users about what might happen if someone who shouldn't got hold if it.

Makes me twitch, just to think about it.

As storage admins/architects, how can we help people not do this sort of thing?