The $4 Billion Memo

This past week an incident occurred at HP that was both embarrassing and very costly. Just prior to announcing its quarterly earnings on May 17, 2011, three memos were leaked from CEO Leo Apotheker that painted a very bleak picture for the company. The memos warned of upcoming cost-cutting measures for the company that pointed to a rough few quarters ahead. Apotheker told executives to “watch every penny and minimize all hiring” and said...

This past week an incident occurred at HP that was both embarrassing and very costly. Just prior to announcing its quarterly earnings on May...

Computer viruses, worms, trojans and malware are with us all the time. The vast majority of these come in through email or infected documents. A lot of malware comes in through spam. The spam email has a link to a website that infects your computer. Sometimes it tries to install a payload that wreaks havoc on your system or more commonly it tries to get you to enter a credit card number to steal...

Computer viruses, worms, trojans and malware are with us all the time. The vast majority of these come in through email or infected documents. ...

These last few weeks have been tough on cloud computing. The latest problem was the recent security breach of Sony’s Online Entertainment network. About 25 million user accounts were compromised, including the theft of credit card information. This follows the larger breach of Sony’s PlayStation Network (PSN) in April where 77 million users had information stolen. About the same time as the Sony trouble, Amazon had a few hiccups with its AWS (Amazon Web...

These last few weeks have been tough on cloud computing. The latest problem was the recent security breach of Sony’s Online Entertainment network. About...

Is this even a legitimate question anymore? With all the data breaches happening all over the world, you would think that everyone would encrypt all electronic information and communication by default. Many do, but many don’t. Is it a lack of interest? Not knowing what to do? Not understanding what encryption is? A lot of people talk about encryption, but not many really understand what it does or how to do it. At its...

Is this even a legitimate question anymore? With all the data breaches happening all over the world, you would think that everyone would encrypt...

This is a great video about online and office security. It looks like a public service ad from the 1950s complete with bobby soxers and grainy footage. If you aren’t doing it, heed the list of actions at the end to keep your data safe from hackers and other malicious activity....

This is a great video about online and office security. It looks like a public service ad from the 1950s complete with bobby soxers...

There is currently a lot of talk about privacy in digital communications and storage of information. Facebook has been slammed in the past for ignoring its users’ privacy with confusing or misleading settings. Just this week they announced enhanced and new settings, including two-factor authentication, so they are making progress. Other cloud service providers have different takes on privacy, but most have policies saying they will not collect and store personally identifiable information (PII),...

There is currently a lot of talk about privacy in digital communications and storage of information. Facebook has been slammed in the past for...

Today is Tax Day in the United States, although this year we have a reprieve until April 18, because of Emancipation Day celebrated in the District of Columbia. Taxes go to many things, just as revenue dollars do in businesses. They help pay for roads, bridges, national defense, police, firefighters, and a million other things. Unfortunately, there seems to be a lack of funds going toward protecting people’s personal data. Just in the last...

Today is Tax Day in the United States, although this year we have a reprieve until April 18, because of Emancipation Day celebrated in...

This week’s revelations about the data breach at Epsilon Data Management has a lot of people spooked. Hackers stole an email list with millions of names and email addresses. The list of affected companies is growing every day. The US Secret Service and the US Congress are getting involved and demanding answers. While the professionals determine the causes and ways to prevent this from happening again, businesses and consumers need to be on the...

This week’s revelations about the data breach at Epsilon Data Management has a lot of people spooked. Hackers stole an email list with millions...

Last night was the culmination of March Madness for the men’s NCAA basketball teams and the University of Connecticut won (Go Huskies!). Tonight the women meet to decide on a national champion. These college games have garnered a lot of attention from the president of the United States to people all over the world. It is truly madness and fun. Unfortunately there has been another madness in the world of data security. The last...

Last night was the culmination of March Madness for the men’s NCAA basketball teams and the University of Connecticut won (Go Huskies!). Tonight the...

Tomorrow is April 1, 2011. Yes, that’s April Fool’s Day and today is World Backup Day. The goal of this day and site is to bring awareness to the need for people and businesses to back up their data. It’s also about data security and the value of your business. The last joke you want to hear on April Fool’s Day is my data is gone. Information is the most important and valuable asset...

Tomorrow is April 1, 2011. Yes, that’s April Fool’s Day and today is World Backup Day. The goal of this day and site is...

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