Security News > 2023 > March > Top 5 security risks for enterprise storage, backup devices

An average enterprise storage and backup device has 14 vulnerabilities, three of which are high or critical risk that could present a significant compromise if exploited, according to Continuity.

The findings underscore a significant gap in the state of enterprise storage and backup security, and shows how much it lags behind the security of other layers of IT. With the growing sophistication of data-centric attacks, the high volumes of data at risk and tightened regulations, enterprise storage and backup security clearly require urgent attention.

"Securing enterprise storage and backup systems has become a critical part of organizations' cyber resiliency strategies," said Dennis Hahn, principal analyst, Data Center Storage and Data Management for analyst firm, Omdia.

The report assessed 245 environments with 8,589 storage and backup devices from leading providers including Dell, NetApp, Veritas, Hitachi Vantara, Pure, Commvault and others.

On average, an enterprise storage and backup device has 14 security risks, of which three are of high or critical risk rating, meaning each would present a significant compromise if exploited.

"Not only did it help to quantify the high level of vulnerabilities and security misconfigurations in the average enterprise storage and backup system, it also underscores the importance of taking a proactive and automated approach to fixing them."

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