Securing Internet Protocol (IP) Storage: A Case Study

TL;DR

This paper examines security challenges in IP Storage networks and compares various security methods through implementation to identify effective solutions for protecting networked storage data.

Contribution

It provides a comparative analysis of different security approaches applied to IP Storage networks, highlighting their effectiveness and implementation considerations.

Findings

Certain security methods significantly improve data protection

Implementation complexity varies among security techniques

Some approaches effectively prevent common threats

Abstract

Storage networking technology has enjoyed strong growth in recent years, but security concerns and threats facing networked data have grown equally fast. Today, there are many potential threats that are targeted at storage networks, including data modification, destruction and theft, DoS attacks, malware, hardware theft and unauthorized access, among others. In order for a Storage Area Network (SAN) to be secure, each of these threats must be individually addressed. In this paper, we present a comparative study by implementing different security methods in IP Storage network.