Sep 27, 2019 | Best Practices, Business, Data Storage, Hacking, Hard Disks, Hard Disks, Hardware, industrial espionage, Legal, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Recycling, Security, storage, Technology
Recycling Disks the Wrong Way can Bite you! Recycling old technology is big business. Companies employ life cycle management for their IT hardware. Disposing of used servers, storage, and networking equipment on your own can be expensive and time-consuming and often...
Sep 14, 2019 | apps, Best Practices, Big Tech, Business, Cloud, Cyber breaches, Cybersecurity, Data, data sharing, Data Storage, Health, Legal, Liability, Privacy, privacy, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Security, Security, Security, Software, storage, Technology, Tracking
HIPAA Can’t Protect Privacy In Medical Apps Americans may soon be able to get their medical records through smartphone apps as easily as they order takeout food from Seamless or catch a ride from Lyft. But prominent medical organizations are warning that...
Sep 7, 2019 | Applications, Best Practices, Big Tech, Business, Consumer, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Data, data sharing, Employee Training, Facebook, Facebook, Google, Hacking, LinkedIn, LinkedIn, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Resources, Security, Social Media, Social Networking, Software, Software As A Service, storage, Technology, Web Tools
Companies Sharing Your Data with Their Third-Party Vendors It seems that every day there’s another news headline about how companies are using consumer data. Facebook was in the news again recently when the FTC slapped it with a $5 billion fine based on...
Sep 7, 2019 | Best Practices, Business, Computers, Cybersecurity, Data Storage, Hacking, Hacking, Hard Disks, Liability, Privacy, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Repair, Security, Security, Security Alerts, storage, Technology
Has New Storage Tech Made It Impossible To Securely Erase Old Hard Disks In the olden days, when you wanted to replace your hard drive with a bigger one, you’d run a “secure erase” on it to completely remove any personal data. This would write zeros to the entire...
Aug 3, 2019 | Best Practices, Business, Cybercrime, Data Storage, Hacking, Hacking, Passwords, Privacy, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Security, Security, storage, Technology
Storing your Password in Plaintext…Say What???? Stock trading company Robinhood has admitted to storing passwords of some of its users in plaintext. The California-based firm said that it came across this security lapse on Monday this week. In an email,...