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3 Avoidable Mistakes that Cause Data Loss
We all know how important data security should be to your organization. Whether it is a global security threat, a rogue employee or a simple user error that opens the door, your company's productivity can skid to a screeching halt. Lately, these scenarios have become...
Massive Windows Code Leak confirmed by Microsoft
Last Friday, a bombshell report claimed that a massive leak of the Windows source code had taken place and was now available online. That leak — claimed to be 32TB — would represent an absolutely enormous amount of Windows code, dwarfing the Windows 2000 leak that...
Best Cloud backup solutions
How secure is your data? You know that backups are important. You may already have a local backup to protect against hardware failure. That’s a great beginning, but if you’re not storing your data offsite also, it's not really safe. Thieves, fire, and natural...
Protecting Internet Privacy
Say good-bye to your internet privacy - not that you ever really had privacy anyway. Since the House of Representatives voted to reverse regulations preventing the sale of your web browsing history, your internet provider is free to sell your data without you opt-in...
How to reduce the vulnerability of your email
You can start by understanding there are dark places and dark minds out there, criminals who would hack into your internet devices and steal or corrupt your information. It’s why all emails should be encrypted. But, why would anyone want your stuff? Mike G., a...
Stop using your computers anti-virus?
Republished from arstechnica. Update your software and OS regularly instead and practice skeptical computing. Former Firefox developer Robert O'Callahan says that antivirus software is terrible, AV vendors are terrible, and that you should uninstall your antivirus...
3 Things to Consider About Cloud Storage
Research suggests the cloud will account for nearly half of all enterprise IT spending by 2026. While interest in the cloud increases, pockets of resistance remain. What are the key issues that matter to CIOs who are considering a move on-demand and how can they make...
The world’s fastest network could carry all internet traffic on a single fiber.
A joint group of researchers from the United States and the Netherlands has smashed the world speed record for a fiber network, pushing 255 terabits per second down a single strand of glass fiber. This is equivalent to around 32 terabytes per second — enough to...