Posts Tagged ‘Data loss’
State of Utah outlines mistakes made allowing theft of 780K records
Saturday, May 19th, 2012Backups are good – but don’t forget to check your backups work [VIDEO]
Thursday, May 17th, 2012
The "Toy Story 2" movie was nearly lost forever because of failing backup software.
Watch the video to find out the story, and how the classic animated movie was recovered.
Free Sophos Anti-Virus app for your Android
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
To help you better safeguard your Android phone and tablet, Sophos just published Sophos Mobile Security for Android in Google Play. Oh, and it's free! 
Global Payments breach continues to bewilder, accusations abound
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
The fallout from the breach of payment card processor Global Payments continues to widen, yet more information does not bring more clarity. Banks are uncovering more fraud related to the incident, but information about the theft is not being released by Global Payments.
Bitcoin exchange gets attacked and loses cash…again!
Monday, May 14th, 2012
Hidden camera: FBI seizes – and then returns – anonymizing email server [VIDEO]
Monday, May 14th, 2012
The FBI, investigating bomb threats, seized the server of a group, known as May First/People Link (MF/PL), that offers encrypted data services to people fighting oppressive regimes. Four days later, they returned it. What is going on? 
Practical IT: how to manage cost-effective penetration testing
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
US man confesses to part in $1.3M bank and payroll phishing scam
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
A 31-year-old US man from Atlanta, Georgia, admitted last week that he and his gang stole more than $1.3 million USD by phishing confidential account information from e-commerce sites.
Apple update to OS X Lion exposes encryption passwords
Sunday, May 6th, 2012
Apple has exposed the encryption passwords of FileVault users in the most recent update to OS X Lion. Users are advised to use full disk encryption and change passwords that may have been recorded insecurely. 
Olympic Games and cyber attacks – be on your guard
Friday, May 4th, 2012
With the Olympics coming to London, there may be opportunities for criminals, hacktivists and mischief-makers to make a high profile attack against the event's computer systems.
But what about your own computers, and your personal data and finances?
