An encrypted laptop hard drive protects data:
Data Security
Business-critical data and data at rest vs. in transit vs. in use, disk, file and removable-media encryption, backup strategy and media, RAID levels, SAN and NAS, backup types (full, incremental, differential), retention, recovery, and data loss prevention.
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All 50 slides
- 1 Slide 1
- 2 Module Objectives
- 3 Module Flow
- 4 What is Business Critical Data?
- 5 Need for Data Security
- 6 Data Security
- 7 Example: “Data at Rest” vs “Data in Use” vs “Data in Transit”
- 8 Data Security Technologies
- 9 Module Flow
- 10 Techniques
- 11 Disk Encryption: Implementing Built-in Disk Encryption for Windows
- 12 Disk Encryption Tools
- 13 File Level Encryption: Implementing Built-in File System-level Encryption on Windows
- 14 File Encryption Tools
- 15 Removable Media Encryption: Implementing Removable Media Encryption in Windows
- 16 Removable Media Encryption Tools
- 17 Module Flow
- 18 Introduction to Data Backup
- 19 Data Backup Strategy/Plan
- 20 Selecting the Backup Media
- 21 Examples of Data Backup Media Devices
- 22 Redundant Array Of Independent Disks (RAID) Technology
- 23 Advantages/Disadvantages of RAID Systems
- 24 RAID Storage Architecture
- 25 RAID Storage Architecture (Cont’d)
- 26 (Cont’d)
- 27 RAID Level 0: Disk Striping
- 28 RAID Level 1: Disk Mirroring
- 29 RAID Level 3: Disk Striping with Parity
- 30 RAID Level 5: Block Interleaved Distributed Parity
- 31 RAID Level 10: Blocks Striped and Mirrored
- 32 RAID Level 50: Mirroring and Striping across Multiple RAID Levels
- 33 Storage Area Network (SAN)
- 34 Advantages of SAN
- 35 Network Attached Storage (NAS)
- 36 Selecting an Appropriate Backup Method
- 37 Choosing the Backup Location
- 38 Types of Backup
- 39 Backup Types: Advantages and Disadvantages
- 40 Data Backup Tools
- 41 Data Backup Retention
- 42 Data Retention Policy Best Practices
- 43 Data Recovery Tools
- 44 Module Flow
- 45 What is Data Loss Prevention?
- 46 Types of Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Solutions
- 47 DLP Solution: Windows Information Protection (WIP)
- 48 DLP Solutions
- 49 Best Practices for a Successful DLP Implementation
- 50 Module Summary
Example: “Data at Rest” vs “Data in Use” vs “Data in Transit”
Notes
Data at rest (stored), in transit (moving over a network), in use (being processed): each needs its own protection.
Exam angle
Disk Encryption: Implementing Built-in Disk Encryption for Windows
Notes
Full-disk encryption (e.g. BitLocker) protects everything on a lost or stolen device.
Data Backup Strategy/Plan
Notes
Backup strategy: what, how often, which media, where (offsite/cloud), how long, test restores. 3-2-1 rule: 3 copies, 2 media, 1 offsite.
Redundant Array Of Independent Disks (RAID) Technology
Notes
Trap RAID protects against disk failure, not deletion or ransomware: it is not a backup.
RAID Level 0: Disk Striping
Notes
RAID 0: striping, no redundancy (fast, any disk failure loses all).
RAID Level 5: Block Interleaved Distributed Parity
Notes
RAID 5: block striping with distributed parity; survives one disk failure; needs ≥ 3 disks.
Exam angle
Which RAID level offers striping with distributed parity and survives one disk failure?
RAID 0 provides:
Storage Area Network (SAN)
Notes
SAN: dedicated block-level storage network. NAS: file-level storage on the LAN.
Types of Backup
Notes
Full: everything (slow backup, fast restore). Incremental: changes since the LAST backup (fast backup, slow restore: full + every incremental). Differential: changes since the last FULL (restore = full + latest differential).
Exam angle
Restoring from full + differential backups needs:
Which backup type is fastest to perform each day?
What is Data Loss Prevention?
Notes
DLP: tools and policies that detect and block sensitive data leaving the organization (network, endpoint, storage).
Exam angle
Software that blocks an employee from emailing a file of credit-card numbers outside is: