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As Hurricane Isaac continues its slow march inland, the city of New Orleans is largely without power this afternoon. This image shows the widespread power outages in the city. It’s seems eerie that today is the seventh anniversary, if you should call it that, of...
There’s a lot of discussion about the “cloud” and what that means in regards to your data storage. We’ve even overheard conversations among business professionals stating that data storage in the “cloud” is not safe, but other solutions where the data is still being...
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...
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...
On June 11, 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) raised the worldwide pandemic alert level to Phase 6 due to the spread of the H1N1 virus. The virus, also known as Swine Flu, has rapidly established itself and will continue to persist in the coming months as the...
A computer glitch stopped trading for 40 minutes in more than 200 stocks at the New York Stock Exchange today. One of the key computer servers used to conduct trading lost connectivity to the trading network. As a result, stocks such as General Electric and...
The National Archives lost a computer hard drive containing massive amounts of sensitive data from the Clinton administration. The drive went missing from the Archives facility while Archive members were converting the Clinton administration information to a digital...
In July of 1993, eight individuals were arrested and later convicted for plotting terrorist 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...
As business begins to return to travel, there’s so much to consider when keeping yourself and your belongings safe. Working in airports has always been common practice, as is eating and drinking while working, but now there’s an additional layer of concern for...
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...