What to do in Case of Bitcoin Loss Caused by Hardware Failure
So called cryptocurrencies, especially Bitcoin, are all over the news. The enormous increase of more than 1000% in value over the last 12 months and then its 50% decline in the last 3 weeks, made...
Always Encrypt USB Sticks when Traveling with Information
USB sticks have become much smaller, can contain more data, and with USB 3.0, are faster than ever before. But due to their size, USB sticks have a downside: They can be easily lost. My partner...
Data Loss Prevention (DLP) vs. Data Loss
Sometimes marketing experts lead the ordinary computer user (or even IT administrators) in the wrong direction such as with the term Data Loss Prevention (DLP). When you search the internet for tools...
How to Avoid Ransomware with Cybercrime on the Rise
With 2017 only a few days over, we have to determine this has been the most terrible year in regards to ransomware ever, with severe attacks all over the world. There has never been a year in which...
The GDPR Effect: Why Data Erasure Matters for GDPR
The impending date for the introduction of GDPR in May has brought data destruction and erasure strategies to the forefront of corporate strategic thinking. Thanks to potentially punitive fines for...
Smartphone Essentials: Back up the Data on your Smartphone (Pt. 1)
During this holiday season, many new smartphones will be given as gifts. To transfer the data from the "old" device to the new one, a backup of the data and a subsequent restore on the new device...
Find the Right Method for the Destruction of Your Tape
Contrary to popular opinion, magnetic tapes are not dead and still have a role in modern IT. Many businesses that do not use an archiving solution store their backup data on tapes. Businesses choose...