Articles associated with topic: data security

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  Toshiba’s New SSDs Offer Cryptographic Erase

  Anyone trying to hack Toshiba’s new solid-state discs must either be fast or extremely sneaky: the new enterprise-class drives feature a cryptographic-erase function that can wipe them clean if a…
• Switch Software Took Down Github

  Github has finally posted a detailed post-mortem for last Saturday’s massive outage, which took the Website down for several hours. The cause: trouble with aggregating its switch software, which…
• Facebook’s Poke, Snapchat Highlight Issues with Secure Communications

  [caption id="attachment_6826" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Facebook's Poke can vaporize messages between users.[/caption] In Ye Olden Days before the creation of the Web, disposing of a writt…
• Instagram Retreats Back to Old Policies

  The Instagram saga—or tempest in a teapot, for everyone who doesn’t use photo-sharing services—continues to roll on its merry way. Days after rolling out a revised Terms of Use that upset users o…
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  Why Finding Your 'Work-Life Integration' is Better Than 'Work-Life Balance'

  We’re all familiar with the so-called Work-Life Balance. But, this conjures up visions of see-saws that must be perfectly balanced with equal weights on both ends at all times to ensure success.…

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• Instagram Can Now Sell Your Precious Photos

  [caption id="attachment_6618" align="aligncenter" width="556"] Your sepia-toned images could make Instagram and Facebook some serious cash.[/caption] Remember that photograph of your dog you snap…
• Server Failure Kills Cox Email Over Weekend

  ISP Cox Communications experienced an email outage over virtually the entire weekend, in what appeared to be a significant server issue. The email storage platform that supports residential custo…
• Watch Out Facebook? Google+ Claims 135 Million Active Users

  [caption id="attachment_6361" align="aligncenter" width="618"] Google+: not a total ghost town, apparently.[/caption] Google+ features 135 million users active in its stream, Google senior vice p…
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  Can Cyber Martial Law Happen Here?

  Certainly governments have a role in fighting online crime. Indeed, here in the United States federal authorities are becoming more and more aggressive in using the Internet to monitor citizens a…
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  Facebook Search Engine: Another Way to Track You?

  Just before Apple announced the Phone 5, Mark Zuckerberg talked with Michael Arrington at TechCrunch Disrupt, and the most compelling thing they discussed was a Facebook search engine. Up until t…
• Dropbox Two-Factor Authentication: A Work In Progress

  The good news: Dropbox is introducing two-factor authentication, which could harden users’ cloud-storage accounts from outside attackers. The bad news: At least for the moment, it’s still in the…
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  What Is Rightsourcing in IT?

  It’s considering both in-house and external resources for the best fit for a variety of tasks. Rightsourcing considers in-house options and contractors to determine the most effective course of a…

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