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Disk/Volume Encryption
With the recent introduction of MA CMR-17 law, most businesses are now required/encouraged to encrypt all customer data. What if any timeline is there for the Readynas products to support AES encrypt...
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On disk encryption provides additional physical protection to data and so might help in the case of, for example, theft (ie stealing the HDD from the NAS), but it doesn't protect against theft by the business being hacked.
So can you please explain the type of customers affected by this? It's not like your customers would forget they had a NAS on the back seat of the car and had it stolen - these things are usually locked away in secure server room with very limited access.
Please enlighten me - I must be missing something
Encryption is no longer a feature for our customers.
On disk encryption provides additional physical protection to data and so might help in the case of, for example, theft (ie stealing the HDD from the NAS), but it doesn't protect against theft by the business being hacked.
So can you please explain the type of customers affected by this? It's not like your customers would forget they had a NAS on the back seat of the car and had it stolen - these things are usually locked away in secure server room with very limited access.
Please enlighten me - I must be missing something
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