Delving into storage area networks

Data is the most valuable asset to any organization and needs to be safeguarded at all times from threat actors such as hackers. While cybersecurity professionals work continuously to ensure their organization’s assets are protected, it’s important to consider hardware failures can occur on devices that are storing data such as Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) and Solid State Drives (SSDs) on a computer, server, or Network Attached Storage (NAS).

Imagine if an organization does not have any centralized file server on the network and everyone stored critical files on their local computers. Whenever a user wants to share a document with another person, they would attach the file to an email message. If a user’s computer were to be infected with malware or experience hardware failure, there’s a risk that data will be lost on the local device.

An organization can implement NAS devices on their Local Area Network (LAN), which...