On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 3:30 PM, Edward Ned Harvey (blu) <b...@nedharvey.com> wrote:
> > From: discuss-bounces+blu=nedharvey....@blu.org [mailto:discuss- > > bounces+blu=nedharvey....@blu.org] On Behalf Of Matthew Gillen > > > > Not everyone can have a bank vault to put their computers in. > > Even fewer can put their backup media into a locked vault which is inside > their secure server closet and then transported, still locked to the bank > vault, which is then locked during the transport into the safe box. > > Which is a silly way of stating the obvious: Even if you have physically > secure locations, you still have to unsecurely transport your media to > those locations. > > And a zillion other pointless scenarios, that are pointless to get into. > > I'll mention one aspect that wasn't mentioned thus far, and basically makes this discussion moot: Insurance underwriters are now requiring that customers encrypt backups. So, if you want business insurance (general liability, I'm not even talking about a "data breach" policy), then you will encrypt your backups. Greg Rundlett http://eQuality-Tech.com <http://equality-tech.com/> http://freephile.org _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
