Why is the storage subsystem appropriate for security? Why not put security further out, for example, in the SAN or the RAID device?
Storage is where the data resides! Plus, storage devices contain powerful computing subsystems and lots of available memory, as well as being “closed” to vulnerabilities that plague the operating system-based platform. SAN, RAID, and other complex storage device manufacturers are reacting favorably to such trust and security functions being provided by the constituent storage devices; e.g., scale and extensibility, shorter path lengths, risk mitigation, etc.
Related Questions
- I am already running a SAN/NAS/RAID and use Network Appliance to handle my storage needs. How can SafeCapacity improve on what I already have?
- Why is the storage subsystem appropriate for security? Why not put security further out, for example, in the SAN or the RAID device?
- Can someone get access to the files by accessing the storage device (Jukebox/Raid) directly?
