Category: Data Storage (Page 2)
The Importance of Data Privacy Today.
Gartner recently proclaimed that 50% of businesses will review their privacy policies before the end of 2012 in order to properly reflect changes in business practices. Traditionally it was enough for companies to tell customers their information was protected. However today companies require much greater assurance regarding data management. This has being confounded by new laws affecting mandatory breach disclosure. Today the public is much more aware of privacy as …
The London Riots: Being Prepared for the Unpredictable
The London Riot clean up is underway. Many businesses however will have experienced detrimental affects to their IT infrastructures. It is essential that your business is prepared for the unpredictable. During turbulent times it is vital to have a reliable Data Backup and Recovery protocol in place. Here are some criteria that Backup Technology have put together as a checklist to help businesses ensure their data is protected. > Automated …
Tighter Data Breach Laws Required in Oz
Stricter laws regarding data breach notifications have been highlighted as one key aspect which needs to be tackled under a multinational joint plan outlined by the US, UK, Canada, New Zealand and Australia. Australia in particular, is a government which has been accused of not keeping up with developments. Nigel Waters, the former Assistant UK Data Protection Registrar commented, “The government has dragged its feet. I don’t think there’s any …
Rise of the Data Crime Bot
Automated cyber attacks are becoming increasingly prominent according to a new report conducted by Imperva. The Web Application Attack Report (WAAR) studied attacks on 30 different enterprise and government web applications highlighting that assaults on websites and databases are now as frequent as 25,000 per hour. The sheer volume of these attacks is worrying. However perhaps more concerning is the fact that most of them are conducted by automated bots. This …
Federal Data Centre Decommission
The U.S federal government is planning to close down a massive 40% of its data centres over the course of the next four years. This means that 800 of the 2000 data centres which exist across the country will be decommissioned. The hope is that the strategy will drastically reduce the hefty federal budget which is spent on technology every year, freeing up billions of dollars as well a substantial …
Cyber Security – The No.1 Priority
According to PwC’s Private Company Trendsetter Barometer security is currently the number one IT priority. Cloud Computing was ranked in fifth place on the list of “areas of likely IT investment” with areas such as “next generation data management & analysis,” “enterprise mobility” and “social media/networking” ranking ahead. An obvious link exists here with many still holding huge reservations with regards to trusting external providers. “There still exists a level …
The Digital Takeover.
As everything we associate ourselves with moves into the Cloud our physical stockpile of possessions begins to shrink. The days of people showing off their huge CD collections sitting in their living rooms are coming to an end. Movies once thought to be too large to send over the internet are now being regularly streamed. We are now reaching a point whereby everything we own falls into a digital abyss …
Will the BT race to infinity increase Online Backup Interest?
The BT ‘Race to Infinity’ is a new fibre optic broadband roll out that promises to deliver up to 40Mb fibre-to-the-cabinet (FTTC) internet to its customers around the UK, at no extra cost. BT has pledged that this service will reach over 10 million users by 2012, or more specifically for the start of the London Olympics. Of course fibre-optic broadband is not new, companies like Virgin Media having been …
BMA questions restructuring of NHS data access and availability
Following the news that the UK government is planning to instigate significant reforms to the way in which the NHS makes data available to patients and practitioners, the British Medical Association (BMA) has spoken out over its concerns that the current IT infrastructure will be unable to keep pace with the required changes. A period of consultation by the government led to the germination of the movement that is set …
Natwest and RBS customers experience overcharging
It is everyone’s worse nightmare when it comes to banking – fraud and identity theft. Something I thought I had experienced first hand this morning on checking my account online. Upon querying a transaction where I had been over charged by £200.00, NatWest, part of the RBS group told me this wasn’t fraud but to ring 0845 366 0391 for more information. An automated message stated, “We are currently experiencing …
