Blog Post, Data Center Operations
The Continuing Saga Of HBO’s Game Of Thrones Data Leak
The Continuing Saga of HBO’s Game of Thrones Data Leak Last week, we filled you in on the cyber attack launched against HBO on July 31st, 2017, where unaired episodes, photos, and scripts were stolen. Remember how we reported that HBO’s email system was thought to be safe? Well, a week later, it turns out…
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Blog Post, Data Center Operations
Hackers are Coming: HBO Rings in August with a Data Breach
Turns out, you weren’t the only ones eager for Game of Thrones spoilers. Of course, we hope you didn’t launch a 1.5 terabytes attack on HBO to get them! That’s exactly what happened on July 31st, 2017, when the network giant fell victim to a large-scale cyber crime. Experts are already saying HBO’s data breach is larger…
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Blog Post, Data Center Migration, Data Center Operations
How Machine Learning Systems Will Affect Data Center Operations
As data centers grow worldwide — in both number and physical size — over the coming years, will employment opportunities also grow? Unfortunately, the increase in data centers doesn’t necessarily mean an increase in employment opportunities. In fact, major data center operations are now hiring fewer data center engineers, instead choosing to…
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Blog Post, Data Center Operations
Do Data Breaches Hurt A Company’s Stock Value?
Over the last few years, conflicting reports have been released on whether data breaches affect the stock value of companies. The question at the center of this debate remains: “If my American business suffers a cyberattack, will its value plummet on Wall Street?” The Harvard Business Review issued a staunch “no” back…
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Blog Post, Data Center Operations
3 Steps for Safeguarding Your Data in the Cloud
If the recent photo leaks of Hollywood celebrities have taught us anything, it’s that cloud systems aren’t secure places for storing data. Indeed, don’t think for a second that A-listers are the only Americans being impacted by these cyber crimes. Many people store personal, confidential data in their clouds, which makes them a…
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Blog Post, Data Center Operations
Washington State University Gets Schooled In Data Security
This year, Washington State University learned a hard lesson in Data Security 101. It was recently revealed that the university discovered a significant breach on April 21st, 2017. But WSU kept quiet about the crime until June 9th, when they began mailing out letters to the affected parties. Turns out, over a million individuals had their personal information…
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Blog Post, Data Center Operations
Data Security News: The L.A. Celebrity Plastic Surgery Data Breach
Data Security News: The L.A. Celebrity Plastic Surgery Data Breach One of the latest data breaches to make headlines is the recent revelation that the medical records of some 15,000 plastic surgery patients, some of whom may be celebrities, were stolen from a high-end plastic surgery practice. On top of that,…
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Blog Post, Data Center Operations
A Brief History of the Last Decade’s Biggest Data Breaches
In 2017, reports of companies’ newly leaked data seem to fill the media every week. Indeed, statistics are showing a staggering amount of compromised data from these last 5 months alone. We’re not even at the year’s halfway mark yet, but experts are reporting that 2017’s data losses could top the all-time charts. As of…
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Blog Post, Data Center Operations
Data Backup and Security: The Importance of Outsourcing Data Management
We certainly are in the age of big data: more than 90% of the world’s data has been created over the last several years, and the amount of data is doubling roughly every two years. By 2020, IDC estimates that we will produce 44 zettabytes of data every year —…
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Blog Post, Data Center Operations
Top 5 Ways To Protect Your Data Against Disgruntled Employees
From Edward Snowden’s CIA breach to the Ashley Madison debacle, there are countless tales of former employees causing huge leaks of company data. Reports have shown that companies are often more vulnerable to internal threats than external hackers. Most employers endeavor to treat their workers with fairness and respect, while in turn, the majority…
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