Five million unencrypted US soldier records stolen from car 

Five million unencrypted US soldier records stolen from car

Company took two weeks to report breach.
Aussie techies rally to save condemned education database 

Aussie techies rally to save condemned education database

Educational resource set for scuttling.
BlackBerry brings security smarts to Aussie users 

BlackBerry brings security smarts to Aussie users

Offers enterprise-class security via downloadable app.
Gmail fail blamed on storage software bug 

Gmail fail blamed on storage software bug

Thousands of accounts wiped.
Gmail fail sees accounts wiped 

Gmail fail sees accounts wiped

Empty inbox.
Flood-stricken doctors probe cloud back-up 

Flood-stricken doctors probe cloud back-up

At least a dozen flood-impacted GP's lose all patient data.
Librarians rewrite the book on disaster recovery 

Librarians rewrite the book on disaster recovery

But four-fifths of Australia's IT workers are not so confident they could reboot after catastrophe.
One in eight companies keep files ‘indefinitely’: Symantec 

One in eight companies keep files ‘indefinitely’: Symantec

Large companies surveyed on data retention policies.
Trend Micro acquires storage specialist Humyo 

Trend Micro acquires storage specialist Humyo

Company hopes to bolster small business backup and recovery.
Opinion: My holiday tip - backup your data now 

Opinion: My holiday tip - backup your data now

iTnews editor Brett Winterford laments lost data.
1 in 3 companies fail to secure or back up data 

1 in 3 companies fail to secure or back up data

Lack of time cited as main factor.
Data of 650,000 customers of JCPenney, other retailers, at risk after backup goes missing 

Data of 650,000 customers of JCPenney, other retailers, at risk after backup goes missing

The personally identifiable information of about 650,000 customers of JCPenney and other retailers is at risk after a data tape went missing from storage vendor Iron Mountain.
Volume of backup data disrupts business ops 

Volume of backup data disrupts business ops

Nearly two thirds of IT executives believe the volume of data they have to back up is disrupting their business operations, according to new research out today.
Unknown number of victims in Hortica Insurance backup tape loss 

Unknown number of victims in Hortica Insurance backup tape loss

An unknown number of clients of the Florists' Mutual Insurance Company had their personal information lost when a locked shipping case containing magnetic backup tapes was ...
Motorola launch mobile backup service 

Motorola launch mobile backup service

In a sign that content, mobility and storage technologies are converging, Motorola has announced the launch of a new backup and recovery service.
CA backup and recovery solution contains flaws 

CA backup and recovery solution contains flaws

Two vulnerabilities were reported today in a CA backup and recovery solution that, if exploited, could allow an attacker to execute remote code and gain unauthorised administrat...
Backup encryption failures leave data in peril  

Backup encryption failures leave data in peril

Potentially sensitive corporate data is being placed unnecessarily at risk because less than a quarter of companies currently encrypt their backup tapes, newly published ...
SANS report flags backup software flaws 

SANS report flags backup software flaws

Flaws in data back-up products were among the software problems cited as most serious in a quarterly update of the SANS top 20 most critical vulnerabilities released Monday.
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