• Information is a key business asset which needs protecting
• SANs centralize data storage
• SAN technologies provide new protection tools but also create new vulnerabilities
Information is an important business asset for modern enterprises:
• Stored information needs to be protected from theft and from sabotage. Any business for which information is a key business asset needs a data security strategy whether it has a SAN or not.
• A SAN is frequently used to centralize a business’s data storage, which can make enforcing security easier.
• The technologies and techniques used to secure data on a Fibre Channel SAN are different than on IP networks.