Data Storage

Data storing service Evernote has admitted that it has lost data relating to over 6000 of its users from around the globe. The data loss occurred after a server failure last month and Evernote used its official blog to publish a statement from CEO Phil Libin, outlining the type and extent of the disaster. Mr [...]

Security experts are warning that businesses cannot rely entirely on data protection platforms which operate on the cloud while neglecting their in-house security, as a combination of the two is believed to be the best solution to the problems of data loss and theft. Security vendor Network Box has published a report into security within [...]

A new study has discovered that the majority of those working with USB sticks in order to transfer and store data do not properly secure these portable devices using encryption. The study was not carried out over a general, mixed discipline selection of employees, but rather it focused specifically on IT security professionals, which makes [...]

Businesses that use cloud computing services to backup and store sensitive data are leaving themselves vulnerable because employees and administrators are choosing poor passwords, according to CRYPTOCard. Some of the biggest names in the business, including Microsoft and Facebook, have said that the number of similar passwords used by common customers was putting at risk [...]

The growth of cloud computing within the business sector has been significant in recent years and the attractive cost-cutting and efficiency-increasing potential of the cloud for remote storage and data backup are clear. However, cloud expert Julie Tower-Pierce believes that legislation is only just being adapted to deal with the relatively alien world of the [...]

Cloud computing expert Geoff Barral has outlined a number of factors that he believes businesses should take into account before switching their storage systems over to a cloud platform. Writing on technology site V3, Mr Barral illustrated some of the challenges facing most modern IT departments, with increasing data volumes compounding the issues of managing [...]

A £950 million project to build one of the world’s largest data centres in rural Scotland is just days away from approval by local council officials. Although the build has already received firm verbal support from public figures, a meeting on November 25th will see the ratification of the plans. Once given the go-ahead, farmland [...]

In an attempt to build awareness of its plethora of online services, Google has launched a dedicated website to explain the virtues of its online backup system. Users can find extensive information and instructional material at DataLiberation.org and the site is invaluable if you have been worrying about the vulnerability and accessibility of your personal [...]

Ralf DeFrangesco is just one of the many commentators who have begun to voice concerns about the security of the iPhone. As many businesses know, the more popular a device or platform the more serious the security risk. In excess of 50 million devices are now able to download one or more of the 85000 [...]

Although threats to the security of data within a business and the problems of data loss are serious, a persistent and seemingly insurmountable issue is that of ever increasing data volumes. For businesses that deal in text-based data with relatively small file sizes, this can be reasonably easily controlled. However, for firms such as IMG [...]