Encrypting data at rest is vital, but it's just not happening
Regulators and security strategists recommend encrypting data at rest, but few organisations do it, and most get it wrong. Good thing there are bigger problems to tackle first.
Regulators and security strategists recommend encrypting data at rest, but few organisations do it, and most get it wrong. Good thing there are bigger problems to tackle first.
Are your data backups up-to-date? Are you sure? Have you tested them lately? Could your business survive an equipment failure, flood, fire or theft?
Working with encrypted data without decrypting it first sounds too good to be true, but it's becoming possible.
The floods in Queensland and now further south in Australia are a reminder that natural disasters can strike even in rich, technologically advanced nations. Data backups are essential, but business continuity planning also needs to cover communications links, the computers themselves, documentation, premises and, of course, the human factor.