Click here to view Part 1. The two most common types of laptop and desktop storage devices are hard disk drives (HDD) and solid-state drives (SSD). A hard disk drive pairs the platters with magnetic heads arranged on a moving actuator arm, which reads and writes data to the platter sources. Hard disk drives retain…
As an IT manager are you confident your company is protected from a data breach? How can you be certain? In a recent survey, 83 percent of IT decision makers were either fairly or very confident they were protected. 15 percent on the other hand did not feel confident and 2 percent did not know.…
By Sophie Kleeman, posted December 11, 2015 We worry about our personal information falling into the wrong hands when our phones are in our pockets and our laptops are on our desks. We set up firewalls, craft long, intricate passwords and know not to open email attachments from strange senders. We treat security at first…
More everyday items are being manufactured with access to the internet where they are able to identify themselves to other devices. The data generated is being exchanged among this network of physical objects and has been defined as the “Internet of Things”. Gearing up to be the world’s most massive device market the Internet of…
Now that it’s time for your organization to retire technology assets, you’re probably looking for a solution to destroy data, resell equipment and responsibly dispose of retired electronic devices. Before selecting multiple vendors to manage these processes it’s important to carefully asses your organization’s goals to ensure you’re covering all of your company’s legal and…
8 B.Y.O.D. Security Tips A recent article by FierceMobileIT1 indicates that more than one-quarter of companies do not support a “bring-your-own-device” (BYOD) program. When asked why, data security and policy issues came up as primary concerns however; this source states that lagging in BYOD support actually puts companies at risk of security breaches. It appears…
Information availability and risks are evolving. Is your ITAD strategy? Data Security and IT Asset Disposal (ITAD) today With internet traffic set to cross the one zettabyte – that’s one followed by 21 zeros – threshold next year, we are at the dawn of a new and potentially unsecure information age. The flow of information…
While information technology (IT) risks continue to evolve, security professionals are constantly challenged to stay up to date with the latest methods of protection. Unfortunately for working equipment, methods of data protection may only temporarily meet your business needs. As IT executives keep busy staying connected and educated, it can be a relief to know…
As you stare at your computer screen you try to process the information. You attempt to swallow as anxiety builds and your shaky hands struggle to dial your boss’s phone number. Finding out your company is suffering of a security breach, compromising perhaps hundreds of thousands of personal records, is the last thing anyone ever…
The only constant in business is change and in order to remain a leader it must evolve to the dynamic needs of its customers. Following the recent announcement by Sims to implement a five year strategic plan for restructuring its focus in response to changing market demands, Sims took some time to identify significant service…