Category: data security

Former Uber CSO Charged in Data Breach

Uber’s Massive Data Security Blunder Federal prosecutors have charged Uber’s former Chief Security Officer (CSO), Joseph Sullivan, with obstruction of justice for attempting to hide the company’s 2016 data breach from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The hack exposed vulnerabilities to the names, email addresses. and phone numbers of over 57 million…
Elon Musk & LTO Tape

Tesla – The Data Company Whenever Tesla is brought up in conversation, it almost always provokes one of two reactions: it’s either the most innovative company of our generation and changing the auto industry forever, or going nowhere fast because it has arrows pointed in too many directions at…
Air Gap 101

Imagine this scenario for a second. There is an army of soldiers marching towards your kingdom ready to invade and take over everything you have ever worked for. The only thing separating your livelihood and the potential intruders is a river. As the enemy approaches the bridge in an…
Features of LTO Technology over the Years

Linear Tape Open or better known as (LTO) Ultrium is a high-capacity, single-reel tape storage created and frequently improved by HPE, IBM and Quantum. LTO tape is a powerful yet scalable tape format that helps address the growing demands of data protection. PROVIDING GROWTH FOR GENERATIONS. Originally introduced at…
Cloud Service Provider Myths

Myth Busters Exposing the Top 4 Myths of Data Security in the Cloud In today’s rapidly growing data age, more and more businesses are choosing to migrate towards cloud storage over on-site data storage. But not all businesses know which cloud Service Provider (CSP)…
Vital infrastructure costs: How SITAD can salvage your budget.

Vital infrastructure costs: How SITAD can salvage your budget. Infrastructure management including secure IT asset disposition (SITAD) can help you capitalize on value at every step of your investment. Recently, I was scrolling through e-waste forums in the Reddit community and came across an…
The Rise of Video Surveillance and Data Storage

Surveillance Storage The Rise of Video Surveillance and Data Storage From residential doorbells and police body cams to Las Vegas casinos and military drones, over the last decade the video surveillance industry has seen a surge in the amount of video content being created. Many organizations are coming to the…
Health Care and the Data Center

Motivated by the increasing need for security and reduction in overhead expenses, the healthcare industry data center seems to be considering the cloud for help. Experts have advised hospitals and healthcare institutions to completely eradicate physical data centers, while some recommend a hybrid solution that merges the best of…
Selecting the Best Server for Your Data Center

Server Selection In order to improve bottom line performance in the workplace, IT professionals should assess top priorities to establish the protocol on server selection while constructing the most efficient workloads. Some may say that servers are the heart and lungs of the modern internet, but the deliberation on how…
Hard Drive Destruction Benefiting Your Business

Secure Hard Drive Destruction Today’s storage environment is rapidly evolving with data possibly passing through multiple organizations, systems, and storage media in its lifetime. As a result, an increasing number of companies are responsible for hard drive destruction and effectively sanitizing media. The effective management of information from inception…