Linux Essentials for Cybersecurity

Chapter 13Develop a Storage Security Policy

Securing storage devices poses a challenge because often the individuals who compromise these devices already have valid access to these systems. This chapter focuses on how to secure data using the skills you learned in Chapters 9–12.

The security of storage devices is not just about keeping people from seeing sensitive data. It also includes ensuring that critical data is not lost. You also learn how to create backups of files and directories as well as develop a backup policy to ensure you can recover lost data.

After reading this chapter and completing the exercises, you will be able to do the following:

Develop a security plan for securing storage devices

Create a backup strategy

Utilize backup ...