Best Practices to Employ Mainframe Tape Encryption

Encryption for mainframe tapes has rapidly ascended to the top of the list of data center requirements due to increasing disclosures by high-profile organizations regarding the loss or theft of non-encrypted tapes containing sensitive personal and business-critical information. The urgency to encrypt sensitive data is further amplified because many governing bodies have passed or are considering legislation requiring accountability and proactive notification of such losses when the compromised data is not encrypted. The key to effective encryption is understanding what information needs to be safeguarded to this level and what does not. So what are the best practices or safeguard to employ Mainframe Tape Encryption...