Officially, it’s called the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, but it’s usually shortened to just the letters HIPAA. The Security Rule specifies a series of administrative, physical and technical safeguards for covered entities and their business associates to use to assure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of electronic…
If you have been hit by the CryptoLocker virus, now there’s hope you can retrieve your files. Researchers have turned the tables on suspected cyber criminals from Russia who used the CryptoLocker virus to extort millions from unwitting computer users all over the world. FireEye and Fox-IT, two technology firms,…
With any data recovery company, you should never assume anything, especially when it comes to security. DriveSavers guarantees the confidentiality and security of customer data. No exceptions. Every year the company undergoes a SOC 2 Type II audit that reviews the myriad of security and privacy protocols DriveSavers has in place to…
Secure and Confidential . . . Protected When you lose data and look for help in getting it back, security and confidentiality aren’t the first thoughts that come to mind, but they should be No. 2 and No. 3. At DriveSavers, we’ve been recovering data from a wide range of…
Legally Speaking of Cell Phones The abundance of personal and private information contained in cell phones has compelled the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that police will need a search warrant to legally examine the contents of a cell phone, subsequent to an arrest (Riley v. California). “These cases require…
When SanDisk bought Fusion-io for $1.1 billion earlier this month, it acquired more than a solid-state storage company. It gained access to Fusion-io’s big data center customers, like Apple and Facebook. The data center landscape is changing, with solid-state storage taking a leading role. The stakes are huge as providers…
The loss of business data can easily be measured in economic terms. On the other hand, personal data, such as photos of family, friends and important events, isn’t monetary and its worth can’t be determined in the same way. Often, personal data is thought to be more valuable than any amount…
Change is in the wind and it’s shaking up the solid-state drive industry. Seagate paid $450 million last week to acquire parts of LSI from Avago. The two jewels Seagate picked up in the deal are the LSI Flash Components Division (which includes the important Sand Force controller technology) and…
The plot resembles science fiction, but it’s rooted in fact. Fans of the Star Trek television series will recognize the key player, Gene Roddenberry, as the man who masterminded the popular show and its cast of memorable characters: Captain Kirk, Science Officer Spock, Dr. McCoy and the rest of the…
DriveSavers is active on the conference and meeting circuit all year round and we may be coming to your area soon. Here’s a rundown on where DriveSavers will be presenting over the next few months: May 19–22: CEIC (Booth #305 + Presentation by CTO Chris Bross) The Computer and Enterprise…
