data protection
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Protect your family photos with ScanMyPhotos
We have a lot of print photographs in our home. There are 13 or so very thick photo albums, plus untold volumes of loose photographs in shoe boxes in the closet, or bins stashed in the attic. One flood or fire is all it would take to lose all of those irreplaceable memories from our…
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Shadow IT is undermining your security
Once upon a time, not so long ago, the IT admin chose exactly what hardware and software would be used by employees. Recent trends like the consumerization of IT and BYOD (bring your own device) have shifted the balance of power, but IT still has to maintain some degree of control over the applications used…
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Holiday travel tips: How to keep your data safe and accessible while traveling
The holidays may be a time for reconnecting with family, but long flights and the promise of plenty of unscheduled time make the temptation to bring work along irresistible. But the parade of planes, trains, and taxis—along with the highly coveted nature of laptops and mobile devices—put your data at immense risk. Lose your laptop during…
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Done with the cloud? Alternatives for online backups.
The need to back up your data is indisputable, but how you do it is a matter of choice.Cloud backup services are the most hassle-free option, but they can be costly, and they require a stable, high-speed broadband connection that isn’t available for everyone. And NSA surveillance has certainly made it difficult to trust sensitive data to…
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Easy Save: 4 services that take the pain out of backups
Cloud-based backup services come as close as you can get to making this necessary, but oh-so-avoidable chore hassle-free. Even if you already back up your data to an external hard drive, you need a cloud service in case that drive is destroyed along with your PC and the original data if a catastrophe strikes. Many cloud…
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Survey: younger employees break the rules and put your company at risk
Despite the freewheeling autononmy implied by the “bring your own device”movement, companies that embrace the consumerization of IT still have policies in place to govern the management and security of those devices. According to a new survey from Fortinet, though, a majority of younger employees are more than willing to ignore those policies if they don’t agree with…