SecurityPortal.com is proud to announce the inaugural column of Kurt's Closet, appearing every Wednesday and featuring Kurt Seifried, noted security analyst and the author of the "Linux Administrators Security Guide". His first article is part of a series on encryption for Linux.
"Data security is an issue most people pay
attention to, but data encryption is often ignored. If an attacker
manages to get access to your backup tapes, or gains physical access
to a server, your data is suddenly very insecure, despite file
permissions. Or if an attacker puts a laptop with sniffing software on
your internal network, all that money you spent on securing the
fileserver is much wasted. Encrypting your data can solve these
problems."
