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TCG addresses storage security

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The increased growth of various storage media has occurred at a time when increased security is required for data. In some respects, the growth has caused new data security problems. With the ongoing shift away from tape-based backup toward disk-based backup/recovery, as well as the increased use of portable drives, the risk of lost or stolen data increases. Not only is data in multiple locations—including portable devices—but more people potentially have access to it.

Certain organizations have more serious data security problems than others. For example, in healthcare, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) includes protection requirements for storage devices. Any activity that results in a data breach must be reported to the affected parties. Despite the considerable expense involved with a breach, the 19th Annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Leadership Survey reported nearly one-fourth of healthcare IT professionals admitted their organization suffered a security breach last year. Respondents indicated that identity management and security technologies were two of the top three technologies they planned to implement for the first time in the next two years.

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