Posts Tagged ‘Security’
Safety on the Internet
Security while traveling on the information super highway is always a concern. However, for young people, there is a less anxious attitude towards online security. This interesting information came to us from FCW in their article, “Millennials don’t even know what cybersecurity is.” Today’s young people are considered technically savvy because they grew up with computers in their…
Read MoreMetadata Stall
After all that has been said and done over the past months regarding metadata security in Australia, it seems the vast majority of Australian internet service providers (ISPs) are not ready to start collecting and storing metadata as required under the country’s data retention laws which come into effect this month. This interesting news came to…
Read MoreData Security in the Light
Data security issues are a concern to many. Whether it is a data breach, a virus hack, or poorly constructed information management strategies, there are reasons to be concerned. Now there is another – dark data. CMS Wire brought this news to us in their article, “Shine a Light on Your Dark Data.” What is dark data?…
Read MoreGuarding the Data
Data security is important in any situation, but as the workplace becomes more and more mobile, the challenges in keeping resources secure continue to grow. This interesting information came from The Huffington Post’s Business Blog in their post, “Managing Security in a Changing Workforce.” According to the United States Census Bureau, 35% or 13.4 million workers…
Read MoreThe Tightening of Data Security
Security in technology and data is rapidly becoming a top priority, and rightly so. The massive hack of background check records at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) recently compromised the data of 21.5 million people. This interesting information came from USA Today in their article, “OPM says second hack affected more than 21M Americans.” As you…
Read MoreProtecting the Data
Data security is a concern for everyone, including the federal government. A recent survey of 150 federal workers involved with records management indicated that the majority of respondents were “confident” that their agency’s records weren’t at risk, and an even larger portion of records management professionals were “very confident”. This interesting news came from Fierce Content…
Read MorePrivacy Among Metadata
Australia recently passed data retention laws that force telecommunications companies to retain some types of phone and web metadata. This data can be requested by government agencies and, in fact, has been used to investigate leaks of government information to journalists. Even though it takes a warrant to access a journalist’s metadata to identify a source,…
Read MoreNew Territory for Privacy Laws
Australia has passed a controversial security law that will require its internet and mobile phone providers to store customer data for two years. This much contested government bill got Senate approval by 43 votes to 16, with the support of the opposition Labor party.
Read MoreChoosing Storage Carefully
Cloud storage is fast becoming the desired solution driving users’ decisions. It seems like the perfect answer to a complicated space issue. However, there are some factors around cloud storage that would behoove anyone considering it to remember.
Read MoreSecuring the Data
Data security breaches have not been limited to one particular type of business. Retailers have been victims, as has the healthcare industry. Ironically, education institutions also suffer data breaches at a rate of just over one per week. But the real victims have been the customers and patients who trusted their most personal information to these organizations while assuming that those organizations’ security measures would be enough.
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