When Compliance is not Secure
There is a difference between compliance with a standard and true data security. Compliance is simply meeting a standard at a particular point in time. For some standards, an IT manager need only to go through a checklist, ticking off various tasks. Just because a task is “completed,” however, it…
Data Security Backup Rules
If you back up your data to a managed service provider’s server or to the cloud, does your provider need to meet all of the data security standards you do? This vexing question becomes more complex as the number and scope of standards expands. The Payment Card Industry Data Security…
Risk Analysis = Constant Vigilance
How much risk are you willing to take with your data? Could your company survive if your systems crashed and your data wasn’t available for a day, a week or a month? Chances are you’d be in the same boat as so many other companies that go out of business…
Backup Your System Before Downloading Windows 7 SP1
With the release of Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1, it’s easy to feel the need to download the latest code to make your PC faster, more secure and more reliable. But before you fulfill that need there are steps to take before installing the service pack. Microsoft’s first major…
Should You Back Up a Virtual Machine?
Virtualization has been touted as the future of data center computing — fewer pieces of hardware are consolidated to address the same or more computing requirements than in the past. However, as IT managers consolidate their resources, the question arises: Do I back up my virtual machine or simply make…