Category: General
UK Broadband Users Paying Over the Odds
A recent survey that was conducted by the Guardian has revealed that many broadband users in the UK are receiving speeds that are more than 40% slower than that they are paying for. The survey that was conducted by the Guardian attracted more than 3,000 participants where the user conducted a speed test and provided some information such as which broadband provider they are using, the speed that their broadband …
Military Personnel Data Could Be Compromised After Dating Website Hacked
It is being reported that the website MilitarySingles.com has been successfully hacked by a group who call themselves LulzSec Reborn. It is thought that information such as email addresses and passwords relating to a total of 170,000 accounts has been compromised. Despite such claims by security experts, the company that operates the dating website, ESingles, has refused to acknowledge that a security breach has occurred at this stage and that …
Data Protection by Design
The new proposed EU Data laws could mean companies face fines worth up to 2% of their annual turnover. These regulations are a re-vamp of those outlined in 1995 and will have far reaching effects on the way in which public sector bodies process personal information. New rules include “right to be forgotten” and a strong obligation for organisations to report data loss “as soon as possible.” The commissioner argued …
Facebook: Employers Demanding Login Details
Facebook has threatened that it could potentially take legal action against employers or job interviewers which ask employees or potentially job candidates for their login credentials. This is a bold claim and one which may be extremely difficult to police. Frustration from Facebook follows incidents such as that which occurred last week when Justin Bassett was asked to hand over his login details after it emerged that his profile could …
Insightful Data Breach Survey
A recent report by The Ponemom Institute and Symantec found that data breaches cost enterprises $126 per lost record. “Five years ago when we started reporting on data breaches in the UK, data breaches were a pretty nebulous concept,” stated Larry Ponemon, the institute’s founder. The study was conducted across 36 UK companies with data losses ranging from 3,500 to 78,000 records. The average cost of a data breach was …
Asigra and Backup Technology Present in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Summit
Reducing Organizational Risk with Cloud-Based Data Protection Leeds UK – March 21, 2012 – Asigra Inc., a leading Cloud Backup™ and recovery software provider since 1986, today announced that its partner, Backup Technology Limited (BTL), will present on minimizing organizational, employee and customer risks with cloud-based data protection. In a presentation titled, “The Business Case for Investing in Cloud Backup Now,” BTL will examine the importance of data protection redesign …
Data Centre Market Attracting Huge Investment
Experts in data centre finance claim that investment is flooding into the data centre market. “We’ve never seen a better time in this space for financing,” claimed Paul Vasilopoulos, at Bank Street Group. Typically investment has gone into companies with strong management systems and good track records. This is a hard space to gain investment for start-ups. “You don’t see a lot of new entrants into the market,” stated Brian …
Cloud Computing: Risk Management Considerations
There are obvious advantages of Cloud Computing such as the huge savings in staff salaries, software licensing and power charges. However close attention must be paid to risk management. Principally it is critical to recognise that data being hosted in the Cloud does not necessarily replace the necessity of a solid Business Continuity plan. It is crucial to ensure that companies establish how responsibility for their data is being handled. …
BTL Exhibiting at Business 2012
Backup Technology are attending the Business 2012 Conference (18th – 20th March) at the 02 arena in London and will be on stand D52. Representatives from BTL will be on hand throughout the event in order to discuss the advantages of our award winning services with business ambassadors from all sectors. In addition Rob Mackle, Senior Sales Manager and Ritchie Fiddes, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing will be …
Virgin Media set to provide Wi-Fi at London Underground Stations
London Underground has awarded Virgin Media the contract to provide a Wi-Fi service for the London Underground stations. By the start of the Olympic Games, the Wi-Fi service will be available at 80 of the 217 stations. By the end of the year, this is expected to have increased to 120 stations. The Wi-Fi service will only be accessible at platforms, ticket offices and escalators. This will be disappointing news …
