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WeekEnd Feature: Welcome! Data Matters!

by Ian Thompson, CCSP Staff Editor
January 9, 2004

“Thank you ladies and gentlemen for flying with us today. Your pilot’s name is Ian and he has promised us an entertaining ride. Now, if you could familiarise yourself with the following security procedures…”

I was offered the chance of a 100Mbit fibre-optic off-site connection the other day. Forgive this slight outburst of one-upmanship, but it has a security ‘angle’, promise…

Do You Back Up Data?
By Jennifer Dion
November 26, 2003

For years now, experts have predicted the death of tape and the takeover by other methods and media types. But in 2003, tape is still alive and well and relied on daily as the primary storage media for corporate data.

Saved by printouts

NOVEMBER 17, 2003 ( COMPUTERWORLD ) - We're not a big operation, only one server. One day, the single hard drive in the server crashed. There is no drive mirroring or redundancy of any kind. But hey, we run nightly backups, right? Well, we thought we did.

CommVault rolls out data protection software
Story by Deni Connor

OCTOBER 21, 2003 ( NETWORK WORLD ) - CommVault Systems Inc. last week launched a management tool and enhancements to two software packages to help users archive and preserve their storage data.

Experts: Security melding with recovery
By Michael S. Mimoso,
SearchSecurity.com News Editor
15 Oct 2003 | SearchSecurity.com

NEW YORK -- More enterprise security officers are assuming responsibility for disaster recovery and business continuity. Though these areas were once considered separate, experts are starting to advocate the integration of security into recovery, continuity and high availability.

Stock markets must develop disaster plans
By Mary Mosquera
09/29/03
GCN Staff

The Securities and Exchange Commission today urged trading markets, such as the New York Stock Exchange, and electronic trading systems to set up business continuity plans by no later than the end of next year.

Making Records Management More Secure
Three vendors collaborate to offer an automated service
that manages, encrypts, and archives records.
By Martin J. Garvey,
InformationWeek
Sept. 30, 2003

These days, any business can get hit with new government regulations, a criminal investigation, or a lawsuit that requires it to produce records. Failure to do so can result in hefty penalties. But it isn't easy to manage and preserve the growing number of records a business is required to keep.

Test your data recovery plan
By Ian Murphy [23-09-2003]

Too many companies think they have disaster recovery measures in place, when in reality no one really knows whether they will work or how to implement them.

Expert Talks about Facing Isabel and Data Loss
September 18, 2003
By Sharon Gaudin

With Hurricane Isabel roaring up the East Coast, many IT managers in its path are probably thinking about holding off system damage and data loss. Memories of last month's widespread power blackout and the stunning damage it cost clearly in their minds.