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Data Loss Risk Will Grow in 2012

leon — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:25:23 +0000

“70% of businesses that suffer a major data loss are out of business within 18 months” – DTI

Data recovery and security need to become priorities but there are still significant risks that are largely being ignored.

Writing for Forbes, Kevin West, chief executive officer of Klogix, suggested that data loss is reaching levels so high and costing companies so much that it could start to impact the economy.

While he cites the US as an example, the importance of intellectual property protection and adequate security training are the same for businesses around the world.

Untrustworthy offshore outsourcers, malicious

Hitachi Looks to Deliver Big Storage in a Small Package

leon — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:15:20 +0000

The new G-Drive and G-Raid storage products from Hitachi bring data center-scale storage to mobile and small-business users.

Hitachi Global Storage Technologies announced that it has added two new hard drives to its G-Technology series of storage devices. The new drives come in 1TB and 4TB sizes and are incorporated into the G-Technology G-Drive and G-Raid solutions.

The new drives bring impressive amounts of storage space to what are considered mobile or small-business storage devices. The 1TB Travelstar 5K1000 (for G-DRIVE Mobile) and the 4TB Deskstar 7K4000 (for G-DRIVE and G-RAID) have been both designed primarily for Apple Macintosh environments

EaseUS releases new Todo Backup 4.0 for exchange 2010

leon — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 07:02:17 +0000

Todo Backup 4.0 can backup GPT disk, exchange 2010 with a brand-new interface.

Data recovery, partition manager and backup utilities provider EaseUS Software has released EaseUS Todo Backup 4.0. Exchange 2010 backup is available in this version.

The new release of EaseUS Todo Backup Central Management Console enables user to deploy backup plans to multiple clients.

EaseUS Todo Backup 4.0 is built upon EaseUS data protection technology and it can backup GPT disk and exchange 2010 with a brand-new interface.

With previous functions like one-click system backup, differential backup and backup to tape, EaseUS Todo Backup aims to achieve a

EnCase Computer Forensics Training for Beginners

leon — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 06:10:25 +0000

Guidance Software is recognized globally as a world leader in Digital Forensics, Cyber Security, and E-Discovery solutions. Their services include incident response, computer forensics, litigation support, and experts with hands-on experience in digital investigation. Each year they train over 6,000 corporate, law enforcement, and government professionals in digital forensics, e-discovery, security, and incident response.

This hands-on forensics training course involves practical exercises and real-life simulations in the use of EnCase® Forensic version 7 (EnCase v7). The class provides participants with an understanding of the proper handling of digital evidence from the initial seizure of the computer/media to acquisition, including

Computer Forensics Needed to Pin Down GMA

leon — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 08:00:12 +0000

The Aquino administration’s drive against corruption may need computer forensics to support the allegations against the Arroyo administration, a multinational risk consultancy said.

In a report dated Dec. 22, the Pacific Strategies and Assessments (PSA) said those involved in crimes like poll sabotage and plunder are secretive and are careful about avoiding a paper trail.

“Computer forensics might hold the key to finding the needed evidence,” said PSA managing director Scott Harrison.

“With the expanding use of computers and digital media in everyday transactions, evidence of criminal activities left in computers and other digital equipment clearly enhances court evidentiary procedures,”

10 Trends in Cloud Data for 2012

leon — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 07:29:26 +0000

When 2010 came to a close, the introduction of new private and hybrid cloud systems was on everybody’s trending-up list. Now, as 2011 plays out, we are able to observe that individuals forecasts were generally correct it had been indeed annually of cloud adoption. 1000′s of recent clouds were architected, built and used throughout the final 12 several weeks, plus they came online in most size marketplaces. Where is trending headed for the following 12 several weeks? The majority of the IT business prognosticators have been in agreement on a minumum of one factor: The bend for cloud-based IT buying

Format a FAT32 Partition Larger Than 32GB on a Samsung External Drive

leon — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:03:15 +0000

How to format a Samsung external drive with a FAT32 partition larger than 32 GB using Samsung Format Utility?

The Samsung Format Utility is a program specifically designed for Samsung external drives.
It can format the drive using either the NTFS or FAT32 file system.

Download: Samsung Format Utility

Step 1: Download and launch the Samsung Format Utility;
Step 2: Select Samsung External Hard Drive for Device and the desired drive for Drive To format and FAT 32 for the File System;
Step 3: Input a Volume Label and click the Start button;

Note: Using the Samsung