data protection

Data is so important that it can be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not more. It all really depends on the data. Although what is important to one company or person may not be important to another company or person, it's all very critical to the end user and should be as secure as possible. Data needs to be protected against those who shouldn't be using it (hackers and competitors) just as we need to protect it from ourselves (accidental deletion and ruination).

Data protection can come in the form of online backup or even remote backup. A good disk backup appliance features what is called "deduplication", which just means that storage needs are reduced by eliminating redundant data.

It isn't necessary to know all the ins and outs about how the technology works (unless you are the engineer), but with data protection it sure is nice to know that your data is much less likely to be compromised in any way. Bloggers speaking about data protection can be found at sites like globaldatavault and itknowledgeexchange.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “data protection”

• in Technology
  VPN the Best Mobile Security Solution Out There
  A virtual private network is one of the best mobile security protections one could practice. Here's why.
  by allisonmidorireilly / on Jan 18, 2012
• in IT
  Insurance is NOT the Answer for the Cloud
  Insurance will not make clouds more trusted; cost-effective, secure results will
  by jhaughwout / on Aug 4, 2011
• in Technology
  Facebook’s Privacy Settings Loosening Up With U.S. Law Enforcement
  Facebook's Privacy Settings Loosen Up
  by iinotes / on Jul 12, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “data protection”

 

• Free DPA Assessment Tool with Every DPA Training Course

  
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  It’s time to start taking the data protection act seriously, but why? •The newly proposed EU directive proposes fines of 2% of annual revenue for DPA breaches•The Information Commissioner’s Office is issuing more and more fines to public sector organisations – with the power to fine up to £500,000 Free DPA ...
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• What’s on your old hard drive? ‘Delete’ does not mean destroy

  
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  Have you ever sold an old computer?...
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• Prudent small business IT planning for uncertain times

  
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  The end of financial year is not far away and for most businesses, it’s a time for planning. This year the task is complicated by the business environment: It’s a difficult one to predict and this makes it hard to put together a realistic IT plan. Do you anticipate growth and invest based on projected revenues, ...
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• Manage Configurations, Don’t Just Check Them

  
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  I heard some interesting the other day—but not surprising—about an organization that is trying to maintain a “known state” of security configurations on thousands of servers. They currently use scan-based technology to periodically check configurations against security policies. They are having ...
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• Protect Your Financial Information with These Apps

  
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  Advertise here with BSA Smartphones have made it so that you can conduct your financial business from the palm of your hand, without accessing a bank or even a computer. Some people store financial information such as online banking information, log-in information, passwords and credit card details, on their ...
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• RunCore Launches Xapear SSD w/ Remote Data Deletion & RFID Protection

  
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  RunCore Launches Xapear SSD w/ Remote Data Deletion & RFID Protection RunCore currently voiced a launch of their Xapear Solid State Disc drive. RunCore’s Xapear is a intelligent USB 2.0... Read more »
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• Why Businesses Need Data Center Services

  
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  - Pooja Chopra, spokesperson for Spectranet ( www.spectranet.in ), says: Ithas been reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics that the majority ofSMEs never recover from catastrophic data loss. Ina recent research International Data Center reported that 58 percent of the companiesare doing ...
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• Jill Cooper Joins Zetta.net as Vice President of Sales

  
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    VNMZE52312 – SUNNYVALE, Calif.  – Zetta.net, a provider of enterprise-grade online backup and disaster recovery solutions, today announced the appointment of technology sales industry veteran, Jill Cooper, as vice president of sales. The addition of Cooper to the Zetta.net management team was a direct response ...
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• Anonymous Has Held a Mirror to Our Neglect

  
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  The best way to protect yourself against threats is to know your adversaries, and build models specifically against them, said Josh Corman.
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• Feds on medical IT networks: Lock ‘em down

  
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  Source: Jeff Byers, CMIO Content: “A threat lurks among the healthcare organization. With With more than 13 million personnel calling the healthcare their place of business, the portability and remote connectivity of more than 800,000 physicians introduces additional risk into medical IT networks. Failure to ...
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• Proposed EU data protection regulation

  
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  In January, the European Commission proposed a major reform of data protection law. This morning, lawyers from Pinsent Masons took us through some of its more significant aspects. Some elements are just an evolution of the current situation, but others are very disruptive. Here I highlight those that stood out ...
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• How legal compliance with patient data can spur engagement

  
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  Source: Don Fluckinger, SearchHealthIT Content: “Patients are getting used to HIPAA-grade protections on the specific data points protected by the federal privacy and security rules, and they’re coming to expect it for all the data a hospital might handle. It doesn’t matter if the patient data in question is ...
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• Infosecurity Europe 2012 Wrap Up

  
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  Infosec expert and ‘cynic’ Javvad Malik summarizes the most important aspects of Infosecurity Europe 2012. Some of the top trends and key takeaways: risk management and the rising role of the CISO. And of course, use this opportunity to network and attend the keynotes.   More  coverage on this information ...
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• Information Commissioner Issues an Olympic Sized £90,000 Fine For DPA Breach

  
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  The ICO’s has been flexing its muscles recently, and rightly so. Following last week’s £70,000 fine to a London Council, on Monday it issued a huge £90,000 fine to a London NHS Trust. Information Commissioner Issues an Olympic Sized £90,000 Fine For DPA Breach is a post from: IT Governance Blog on IT ...
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• Communicating the value of Information Security – Part 3

  
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  In part 2 of this series, I talked about getting to know the "language" of your particular business. This week, I want to talk about how to leverage Enterprise Architects, if they are available. They can be immensely valuable in helping you gain traction with the rest of the business.
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• London council fined £70k following child sex abuse data breach – OUT-LAW.com

  
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  “A local authority in London has been fined £70,000 after papers containing identifying details about child sex abuse cases were stolen from a social worker it employed.” Full story OUT-LAW.com, 22nd May 2012 Source: www.out-law.com
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• Survey: Organizations Remain Worried About Data Breaches And Attacks

  
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  First, the good news: IT has to put less effort into getting buy-in and sufficient funding for security. The bad news? Fifteen percent of organizations report being more vulnerable to attacks and data breaches–the same percentage as last year, according to InformationWeek ‘s 2012 Strategic Security Survey. In ...
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• Spring (May) 2012 StorageIO news letter

  
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  Spring (May) 2012 News letter Welcome to the Spring (May) 2012 edition of the Server and StorageIO Group (StorageIO) news letter. This follows the Fall (December) 2011 edition. You can get access to this news letter via various social media venues (some are shown below) in addition to StorageIO web sites and ...
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• Various cloud, virtualization, server, storage I/O poll’s

  
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  The following are a collection of on-going industry trends and perspectives poll’s pertaining to server, storage, IO, networking, cloud, virtualization, data protection (backup, archive, BC and DR) among other related themes and topics. In addition to those listed below, check out the comments section where ...
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• Protecting PHI

  
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  Source: Jeff Rowe, Healthcare IT The Health Record Review Content: “How hard is it to avoid a data breach?There’s probably no simple way to answer that question, but after reading this attorney’s brief primer on how providers and their associates should approach the issue of protecting patient health information ...
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