Storage Security

The SNIA Storage Security team is focused on defining methods of increasing the security, privacy, and data protection of information.  This includes information residing within storage ecosystems, information transiting through storage ecosystems, and information related to the management of those storage ecosystems.

SNIA participates in the development of important International Standards and works closely with the leading security-focused industry organizations.

The target audience for the team’s deliverables are the customers and vendors of storage networks and related technologies.

Current Security areas of work include:

• General storage security
• Security for SNIA Architectures & Specifications
• Securing storage ecosystems
• Information retention, preservation & discovery
• Privacy and data protection regulations

Recent Whitepapers &Tutorials

Whitepapers

• Storage Security: Data Protection (2018)
• Data Protection Best Practices (2017)

Tutorials

• Introduction to Encryption and Key Management
• Implementing Secure Data Encryption
• Storage Security Best Practices
• Reforming EU Data Protection
• Best Practices for Cloud Security & Privacy

Recent articles

• Data protection through the lens of storage security
• Data Protection in an Era of Massive Data Breaches
• Keeping Stored Data Safe and Secure
• Storage Security and Fibre Channel Security
• Security: Storage Management (2016)
• Storage Security Comes of Age (2014)

For more information:

• Security Technical Work Group (TWG)
• SNIA Security Tutorials
• SNIA Security Resources and Technical Whitepapers