NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden is at it again. A top-secret document obtained by him has been jointly published by CBC news and The Intercept. The document details surveillance strategies that the NSA and its allies were working on. One of these strategies involved exploiting the Google App store to inject malware into smartphones of people they wished to spy on.
Topics: Data Security
I am sure most of you are well aware that all data systems are vulnerable to data loss. These instances can be sparked by:
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nowing these best backup and disaster recovery practices can help you avoid data loss and downtime, save you time, money, and most likely your job.
Topics: Disaster Recovery
Online advertisements are annoying enough as they are in their natural state. Gaudy pop-ups, incessant flashing and obnoxiously loud auto-playing videos are only the tip of the iceberg.
Topics: Data Security
Datacenter downtime means an organization can’t serve its customers and it can’t execute transactions, leading, potentially, to thousands of dollars of lost revenue. Recent data shows that 76 percent of companies experienced an outage in the last year and only 13 percent of those outages were the result of natural disasters. Most “disasters” are related to human error and minor power outages, and the expectation is that data recovery should be fast without flooding, torrential rain, or other factors to address. However, using a backup solution to meet business continuity needs will not work. Data backup is simply not a comprehensive information and application recovery solution.
Topics: Disaster Recovery, Managed Services
The only constant is change, especially when it comes to the technology we use to help run our businesses. And the pace of that change is constantly accelerating, whether as a result of major innovations like cloud computing or the impact of economic events.
Topics: Cloud Computing
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