The U.S. Government has been regulating Information Technology within the private sector for years. There are compliance laws such as Massachusetts’ 201 CMR 17 and the HIPPA Act of 1996 that outline how companies and organizations are supposed to store personal information of their employees and their customers/clients. However, our own government recently failed a security audit for failing to keep their systems updated in a timely manner.

When it comes to computers and cybercrime, most people think about identity theft, viruses and malware, and firewall hacking. However, some criminals in New Hampshire have upped the ante and are using Facebook to break into homes.

Earlier this month, I posted an article about data loss due to natural disasters. With the impending Hurricane Earl paying New England a visit this evening, I figured now would be a great time to reiterate the importance of having a backup disaster recovery system in place.

Death of a Hard Drive

A Boston-based software development company experienced a series of unfortunate events that caused the company to lose a substantial amount of data. However, thanks to one savvy developer, they were able to recover over two months worth of data that was lost due to a hard drive failure.