CNET has acknowledged that hackers broke into some of their web servers several days ago and accessed a database of website users. A Russian hacking group that goes by the name w0rm has publically taken credit for the stolen database, which they claim to be of more than one million users world wide. The data…
Read moreRecently more than 1,000 small to mid sized businesses were surveyed, by Spiceworks, about their data backup and recovery budgets, technologies, and planning. According to the survey results 45% of the respondents said their business had experienced a data loss and of those data losses 54% were due to a hardware failure, 28% were due…
Read moreAn Asus Eee PC came in-shop today staunchly refusing to eject a DVD from the Optical Drive. Once the computer was opened we discovered a sticky note had been inserted into the optical drive followed by a DVD which pushed the sticky note far into the back corner. This felt very reminiscent of years ago…
Read moreIn this day and age where IT professionals are screaming from rooftops change your passwords, use secure passwords or better yet passphrases, we still find numerous individuals and businesses aren’t listening. Even those that really, really should, like say your bank. In Winnepeg Canada two fourteen year old boys were able to gain access to…
Read moreStolen laptops are a concern for every business – the loss of proprietary data, compromised employee or client information and concerns over access into the business’s network, if they theft isn’t reported right away to IT staff, are just a few of the ways a lost or stolen laptop can damage a business. However if…
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