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Data Breach at EMC’s Anti-Hacking Division
Apr 23rd
It’s been close to a month since the world’s largest maker of data storage computers had its own security anti-hacking division hacked. Hackers compromised a widely used technology for preventing computer break-ins.
The data breach came as a significant embarrassment for EMC Corp., of Hopkinton, Mass, who is also a premier security vendor. The incident and the unusual public acknowledgement of the security lapse is especially troubling because the technology sold by EMC’s security anti-hacking divisions technology RSA, plays an important role in keeping unauthorized people out of networks. More >
Laptop Backup Solutions for Your Business
Apr 22nd
Everyone should have a backup and disaster recovery plan and everyone should have a data backup plan for their prized laptop. Despite the best efforts people generally forget about backup when it comes to their Laptops computers. Often Laptops hold the most critical business and personal information. If you add this to the fact that Laptops have a higher incidence of being lost or stolen than your most precious files are the most vulnerable to data loss.
A Laptop computer presents its own special challenges for . First of all, like any computer, data on the laptop can get corrupted for many reasons. This can happen whether you lose power while the computer is in the middle of writing data to disk, or if you’re hard drive crashes. More >
Data Breach at Epsilon Shows New “Spear-Phishing” Risk
Apr 20th
A massive data breach effecting tens of millions of customers and employees of major banks, hotels and retailers are now at risk of “spear-phishing” attacks after hackers who stole their email addresses in what may become one of the biggest data breaches ever, security experts warned.
The “Hack Attack” involving online marketer Epsilon, a unit of Alliance Data Systems Corp, will put individuals at risk if they respond to camouflaged More >
Data Backup with Tape Backup System
Apr 18th
Tape Backup is another more expensive solution that most people can’t afford. Magnetic tape backup is a mature technology that has existed in many forms since the early 1950s; it traditionally offers users a relatively low unit cost.
Magnetic tapes come in a variety of sizes and capacities, including cassettes, in three-quarter inch, half-inch, and eight millimeter.
The disadvantages of tape backup are the inherent inefficiency in the administration and indexing of large amounts of data. There is a high level of manual maintenance for tapes and tape drives and tapes also often require an expense manually-administered tape library. More >
Happy Passover!
Apr 15th
To our clients, employees, providers and friends who are preparing for the Passover, we wish you a Happy Passover. In this time rich in tradition and reflection we hope that you enjoy the company of friends and family.
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