In years past, there have been numerous public cases of hacks and viruses that have taken place across the United States. President Obama announced on May 29 that he will create a new White House office of cyber security, due to the nation’s vulnerability to cyber attacks.
Posts under ‘Data Security’
Sensitive Data Missing From National Archives
The National Archives lost a computer hard drive containing massive amounts of sensitive data from the Clinton administration.
UC Berkeley Data Breach
160,000 individuals who have received healthcare services from the University of California at Berkeley since 1999 have had personal information exposed to overseas hackers.
Announcing Advanced Data Protection
Global Data Vault announces the next generation in disaster recovery solutions: Advanced Data Protection, which combines backup and failover delivered remotely as a service, at a break-through price.
Virginia Prescription Records Stolen and Held for Ransom
This one is hard to believe, but true. According to Wikileaks and as reported by the Washington Post, On Thursday, April 30, the secure site for the Virginia Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) was replaced with a $US10M ransom demand. The PMP is used by pharmacists and others to discover prescription drug abuse.
History Repeats Itself
In July of 1993, eight individuals were arrested and later convicted for plotting attacks on key sites in Manhattan. Such key sites included: the St. Regis, the Waldorf-Astoria and the UN Plaza hotels, as well as the Holland and Lincoln tunnels. VP of Counter Terrorism and Corporate Security at Stratfor Fred Burton stated, “The militants [...]
Solving the Distributed Data Problem
Computer hackers. Natural disasters. Careless employees. What do all these things have in common?
Russian and Chinese Spies Penetrate U.S. Electrical Grid
In February, President Obama ordered a 60-day review of the nation’s cybersecurity to examine how federal agencies use technology to protect secrets and data in hopes of closing any gaps that might exist. Two weeks ago cyberspies penetrated the U.S. electrical grid.
Airport Insecurity – Business Travelers Beware
A study conducted by Ponemon Institute reported that business travelers lose an astonishing 12,000 laptops PER WEEK in U.S.
Carbonite Data Loss – Our Analysis
The Boston Globe and other outlets reported this weekend that Carbonite lost data for 7,500 customers. Many of these customers were able to make fresh backups before they suffered any real losses. Some, however, were not. Those who were not recieved apologies and credits. All 7,500 most likely lost any prior versions (if Carbonite even keeps [...]
