Posts under ‘Data Security’

My iphone has been behaving badly the last couple of days. I blame the solar flares.
You can stop laughing, solar flares are very real. And while they may not be the actual culprit of MY wireless communications device’s deviant ways – they do have the ability to wreck havoc with satellites and power grids.
Basically it [...]

There’s an interesting article in the October issue of the Economist that spotlights the challenges that large enterprise has to manage the use of technology in their workforce. It paints an interesting – albeit somewhat disturbing — picture of the state of technology at work today. The days of corporate-wide devices and programs [...]

North Texas experienced a rare event this week.
An earthquake. Strange for these parts but it was

If you’re not of the accounting type, you may have not heard of this little reporting stronghold called the SAS70. What it is, is an audit that service companies willingly subject themselves to (Yes, I said willingly and audit in the same sentence) in order to assess and evaluate their internal controls.
Basically, it’s a review [...]

If you’re thinking, “No one would want my company information, we’re never going to be a target of a hacker,” you’ll need to get your head examined and prepare for the worst. Hackers are attacking everyone from the little mommy bloggers to the US Government’s top information technology provider.
It’s no longer about IF you get [...]

A recent study, sponsored by Intel, provides interesting data about laptops that are lost each year in the United States. The study included data from 329 private and public companies. The participating organizations ranged in size from 1,000 to 75,000 employees. The average company lost

GDV wants to know: What’s the worst consequence you’ve suffered after losing data a computer crash or hacking?
A recent study by a leading online backup provider indicated data loss is on the rise. 48 percent of American small businesses (between 2 and 20 employees) had experienced data loss, up 6 percent

If you’re online, you’re connected to a data center somehow. All sizes of business today rely heavily on data centers for business continuity. By backing up their data to a remote location, companies mitigate their potential for loss due to a hack or other disastrous event.
But what is it really, a “data center?” What’s it [...]

With the recent news about hacked systems Lockheed Martin and RSA, and given these organizations’ apparent sophistication, it is clear that it’s time for all of us to review the security of our IT systems. Small businesses are not nearly as interesting to high-end hackers, but the threat comes from many sources and is still quite [...]

Take deep breaths.
I can see you shaking after listening to the forecast of events which may in fact, threaten our very human existence.
The world is ending this afternoon.
And if by some miracle we make it through that rapturous event, we’re surely going to be gobbled up during the Zombie Apocalypse. This is not good news. [...]