Originally published by Digital Production BuZZ. Even worse than missing that “perfect shot,” is discovering that ALL your shots are gone due to bad media or other calamity. Chris Bross, chief technology officer for DriveSavers, has advice for us on what we can do to keep our data safe, or recover…
This article was originally published on two IDG sites simultaneously, Network World and CSO. By Ryan Francis, CSO Knowing the Regs Whether you work for an organization controlled by compliance standards or you are an independent IT firm looking to build your enterprise business, understanding industry regulations is crucial as…
Originally published by Small Business Bonfire. By Mike Cobb, Director of Engineering A recent survey of 400 employees, sponsored by CloudBerry Lab, Inc., reveals that more than one-third of small enterprises may have no data backup at all. While 36 percent of the 400 respondents said they kept complete backups…
Originally published by LegalTech News. By Bob Mehr, Sr. Legal Services Advisor at DriveSavers Tom Brady’s spoliation sanction could have been avoided, or at least different if he had followed simple information governance and preservation steps. Football fan or not, you’ve no doubt heard of “Deflategate,” the controversy that ultimately…
Originally published by TechRepublic. By Evan Koblentz You can’t fix stupid. That’s the gist of the message from a data recovery expert at DriveSavers, who shared some war stories with TechRepublic. DriveSavers, a specialist in restoring data from damaged disks, just broke a decades-old trend among technology vendors by openly discussing…
Originally published by ITProPortal. By Michael Hall, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at DriveSavers Keep reading for a single set of guidelines to follow that can be applied to all industry regulations at once. From HIPAA to SOX, whether you work for an organization controlled by compliance standards or you are…
Originally published by Information Security Buzz. By Mike Cobb, Director of Engineering at DriveSavers Did you know that Pokémon Go, the smartphone app that became an overnight worldwide sensation, could actually provide cybercriminals an entry point to your business and personal files? Company security directors were already wringing their hands over…
Originally published by SC Magazine. By Robert Abel, Content Coordinator/Reporter Proofpoint researchers spotted that were related to Pokémon GO across Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr platforms, 167 were fraudulent. Despite a significant drop off in active users, the popularity of Pokémon Go is continuing to attract scammers looking to exploit users in search…
Originally published by App Developer Magazine. By Mike Cobb, Director of Engineering at DriveSavers Pokémon Go, the smartphone game that became an overnight worldwide sensation, may be more than the latest technology must-have. The cute augmented reality app could actually provide cybercriminals an entry point to your business and personal files…
Originally published by IPMA HR. By Rene Novoa Many businesses have gone paperless, choosing to keep important documents, including those prepared and maintained by their human resources departments, stored digitally rather than in file cabinets. Going paperless provides businesses with a number of benefits, including search-friendliness and storage efficiency. It also introduces new data that is not…
