Last year's high profile security lapses involving backup data tapes caused IT managers to re-prioritize securing backup media. As a result Info-Tech has seen increased adoption of backup data encryption. Has the focus on a technological solution fully secured the backup data regimen? Recent audit results say no.
Security: It's All About Process
Despite previous high-profile security lapses, backup data is still at risk in many enterprises. Samples of internal audit reports reveal a number of deficiencies continue to exist with the manual procedures for data backup and media handling employed by most mid-sized Windows shops. Testing and auditing of procedures did not find sufficient evidence of controls to:
