Chapter 4. Secure Storage
An important aspect of protecting your information and information systems has to do with the secure storage of your valuable information assets. In addition to the implementation of physical security controls, such as a locked server room, sensitive information should have tight permissions and also be encrypted while in storage (on the hard drive). Therefore, encryption protects the confidentiality of your information assets. Further, because unauthorized users cannot access the encrypted information, they cannot make unauthorized changes to the information, thus protecting the integrity of the information.
Many encryption ...
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