Alrighty, that sounded bad… Deleting a file probably won’t land you in jail unless you are doing something illegal in the first place. The idiot who attempted to extort money with a “collar bomb” was most likely caught due to leaving a message on a USB flash drive that he had deleted files from. The ONLY safe way to remove …
Sensitive data on your computers? Get it encrypted… NOW!
The Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System notebook that was stolen from an employee’s car this year has caused concern for many individuals who’s records were contained on that device. (Story Here) What can you do to protect your data from prying eyes in the event your notebook or even a desktop computer is stolen? Easy, you can utilize disk or file …
I wanted a secure password, so I just went with this one…
One of the newsletters I read regularly had a link to this video… So I figured it would be a great password to use… Data from Star Trek TNG emulates Picard’s voice with a very long password.
Trend Micro SafeSync cloud storage and sharing solution
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Guess what we found on an old hard drive? Thousands of medical and personal records… #datasecurity #security
Brent Amyette over at ShredDisk wanted to perform an experiment to determine just how well data was being protected by those selling used equipment, so he purchased a used server off of the online site, Craigslist. He then brought the server to us and we examined it. The three hard drives had previously been in a RAID array, but had …
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Deleting system files before you leave a job is not a nice thing to do, and likely illegal!
I’ve said this before, but I think I will say it again. Should you leave a job and have personal files on your system, sure, by all means, delete your PERSONAL files, that’s okay, right? Maybe… In fact, laws on the books that state that everything you do at work is property of the employer, however, I am not a …
Huge Sony PSN Data Breach: What Should I Do? (From the WatchGuard Security Blog)
I am reposting this from WatchGuard Security Center blog in its entirety below. I have kept fairly silent on this subject as everyone has said everything that needs to be covered. Corey did a fine job of outlining the situation though, so for your reading enjoyment: Huge Sony PSN Data Breach; What Should I Do? Corey Nachreiner | April …
Spring Cleaning??? Pffffffthththt
Every year about this time, millions of people spend hours or even days cleaning up their computers. They weed through mail, files and other data, trying to determine what is to be kept and what should be deleted. I suggest NOT cleaning. Sure, you can ORGANIZE, but why risk losing an important file? External hard drives are inexpensive and easy …
Are you a hoarder? Sometimes it’s not a bad thing!
I believe when it comes to data, MORE IS BETTER! Yeah, so call me a hoarder, it’s okay. I have plenty of room and hard drives are cheap! Case in point… Yesterday I received a call from the IT administrator for a corporation based out of MA about a router that was down. When I arrived, I found an old …
Homeland Secure IT is now your Greenville / Upstate LG-Ericsson Elite Partner!
Homeland Secure IT, LLC has become an LG-Ericsson Elite Partner in order to provide Greenville & the Upstate the entire line of data and telephony products that the manufacturer has to offer! LG-Ericsson’s product lineup include their Hybrid VoIP phone systems, IP phones, switching technology from unmanaged to managed and stackable, routers, wireless routers and other data products. These are …