[ Thanks to Jim
Reavis for this link. ]
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.”