Month: September 2014

Kiwi businesspeople have little faith in businesses’ data security

An Insurance Council study reveals most people do not believe New Zealand businesses are well prepared for hacking and keeping data secure. About 750 people were interviewed nationwide and just 21% of respondents were confident businesses were prepared. Insurance Council chief executive Tim Grafton estimated cyber-related crimes cost New Zealand more than $625 million a […]

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Australia to post cyber crime fighters overseas

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) will place members within Interpol, Europol, and Pittsburgh’s National Centre of Cyber Training Alliance to help fight against cybercrime. The agency’s manager of Cyber Crime Operations, High Tech Crime Operations, commander Glen McEwan said the move follows Australia’s agreement to share certain information with international crime-fighting agencies to crack down […]

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Resellers had hand in pushing IronKey’s Windows To Go towards VDI

Sometimes resellers know best, as Imation’s Sven Radavics now knows. It was resellers who changed the way Imation looked at its IronKey Windows To Go devices as complementary rather than competitive to virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI). “When we started down this path and committed to the Windows To Go market and Microsoft technology, we spent […]

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PC Magazine gives Apricorn Aegis Padlock DT FIPS Editor’s Choice pick

PC magazine says that while it may not be flashy, the Apricorn Aegis Padlock DT FIPS will provide you with the data security that is really important. “If data security is a concern, Apricorn’s Aegis Padlock DT FIPS is a 4-terabyte encrypted external hard drive with multiple layers of security and features that make it […]

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IronKey USBs protect against BadUSB malware

Imation has announced its IronKey Secure USB devices are not vulnerable to BadUSB malware, the first USB malware designed to attack the device itself instead of attacking the data on the device. IronKey’s use of digital signatures in all controller firmware, makes its products immune to this new threat, the company said. What is BadUSB […]

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