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FacebookX Social media incidents cost a typical company $4 million over the past 12 months, according to the results of a Symantec survey published today. There have been a number of legal actions about social media in recent years, including a Financial Industry Regulation Authority (FINRA) regulatory notice, the Romano vs Steelcase Inc and Bass…
It's over. I think. NTAP withdrew its bid for DDUP
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Backup & Disaster Recovery Lessons from The Tiger King
FacebookXI learned a lot from The Tiger King, currently the most popular show on Netflix. And like WestWorld, I saw a few lessons about backup and disaster recovery that I thought I’d share with you. Spoiler Alert: If you haven’t seen the entire docuseries The Tiger King, stop reading this right now, as it contains…
How Honeypot Servers Catch Hackers and Insider Threats
FacebookXIf you’re serious about cybersecurity, you need to understand the power of a properly configured honeypot server. These deceptive systems have been catching attackers for decades, and they remain one of the most effective tools for detecting both external threats and insider attacks. This blog post summarizes the main points of my latest podcast episode….
Backup Central Live! survey yielded interesting results
FacebookXTape is still hot, cloud is getting hotter, but companies are still stagnated when it comes to capital purchases, according to a recent survey of 156 IT professionals during the Backup Central Live! seminar series. I purchased an audience response system from Option Technologies for our Backup Central Live! seminar series. (We will be in…
How NetWorker cloning and multiplexing really work
FacebookXI was seeing a lot of conflicting information going around about NetWorker with regard to cloning and multiplexing. Even I wasn't sure anymore how it worked. Does it preserve it or not? Does it do one thing for small savesets and another for larger ones? Does doing it via the GUI or the command line…