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BYOD Policy: 3 Tips for Universities in the IoT Era

Each semester, your university welcomes a new cohort of students equipped with the latest personal devices. While it’s exhilarating that students are coming prepared to learn, we live in the Internet of Things (IoT) era; all those devices of various types, models, and configurations can present a cybersecurity risk for universities with bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies. Network access control (NAC) solutions help your IT team manage...

Deception Security: Get Your Stolen Documents to ‘Call home.’

Have you considered the benefits of Deception Security? Cybersecurity has never been a bigger concern for enterprises and large organizations. Security breaches constantly make headlines, as hackers manage to steal sensitive information, valuable assets, and confidential trade secrets. As these threats get more sophisticated, security systems need to invent new tactics and build a better mousetrap—and that’s exactly what deception security...

Data Storage, Backup, & Recovery: IntelliSnap vs. Normal Snapshots

Everyone knows that backing up your data is absolutely critical for any organization. Data Storage is not the full picture. If the worst happens, you’ll need a full backup for disaster recovery or suffer dire consequences. But creating an extra copy of large, dynamic computer systems is easier said than done. Completing a full backup takes time, and in order to avoid data corruption, you’ll need to disable the ability to edit any...

Data Loss: 3 signs you no longer give a damn

Ok. I agree. That title is a little extreme. It is not that you don't care about data loss, it just hasn't happened to you. And all you hear is the noise. I hate noise. You do too, I am sure. And sometimes, if there is nothing you can do about it, you, like most people, tune out. I do it with my children. They are 20 months and six years old respectively. Noise, is what they do. I have to survive. Data loss is a very noisy subject. { Online...

Data Insurance: The anti-stupidity clause

I have known that stupidity is expensive but there is nothing like hard core numbers to prove it.   Data insurance coverage that refuses  to cover damages is proof.   Four million dollars  worth of proof. But it is not that the insurer refused to pay. Oh, they paid. But, they changed their mind. They want their money back. And they have filed a counter claim that specifies why they believe they should be legally...