U.S. businesses that handle personal and company data from overseas may face higher costs and stricter regulations due to a new European legal ruling that finds American law is too weak to protect online privacy. Last month, the European Court of Justice (similar to the U.S. Supreme Court) struck down…
Originally published by Computerworld. U.S.-financed Open Technology Fund supports privately built encryption and other apps U.S. government funds have recently been used to support the creation and maintenance of commercially available smartphone encryption apps, according to public records. At the same time, U.S. security officials and some elected officials have complained…
Critical data is often stored on RAID systems because the configurations are considered to be fault tolerant. RAID systems can be configured to keep working when one drive fails allowing disks to be hot swapped while the system keeps running, but even this setup of an array of drives is…
Originally published by Young Upstarts at http://www.youngupstarts.com/2015/11/05/3-byod-risks-and-solutions-for-smbs/ By Brian Sutter, Director of Marketing, Wasp Barcode Technologies Today, many of us enjoy a seamless technology experience – moving from our smart homes, to our connected cars and into the workplace without missing a beat (or a swipe). These capabilities have created a new…
Chris Bross, DriveSavers Chief Technology Officer, shares insights on data recovery tips/tricks, the influence of technology on criminal/legal forensics, cell phone security and what to do if your device is contaminated by flood, fire or other natural disaster. DriveSavers | SEGMENT 4 | #105 If your I.T. guy is your…
Originally published by Channel Partners. An EMC partner says it’s already reaping the benefits of Dell’s pending $67 billion acquisition of the storage company. Chris Bross, CTO of data-recovery provider DriveSavers, said the consolidation will allow solution providers affiliated with Dell and EMC to become a one-stop shop. DriveSavers’ Chris Bross: “From the perspective…
Originally published by Cyber Defense Magazine at http://www.cyberdefensemagazine.com/newsletters/october-2015/CDM-Cyber-Warnings-October-2015.pdf – pages 38-39 When a business or person needs a data recovery service provider, it’s highly important to be sure the facility has the proper industry certifications. Otherwise, the data missing may be at a much higher risk of being unrecoverable or even permanently destroyed. First,…
Companies concerned about computer security breaches and data loss have another big concern. What if it’s not a computer but something else attached to your network that’s being exploited? As the Internet of Things (IoT) continues to grow, so does the connectivity of many different devices that may not be…
On Friday, June 19th, 2015, Lucas Cochran, technology correspondent from DAILY PLANET on the Discovery Channel Canada, came to visit DriveSavers. DriveSavers Director of Engineering, Mike Cobb, walked Lucas through recovering the data from his own Samsung phone. Just a few days prior, Lucas had dropped his phone in a pool where…
