You’ve probably already heard the news from yesterday evening about the theft of four laptops from the offices of Bord Gáis in Dublin. If not, a burglary took place on Friday 5th June at Bord Gáis offices in Dublin where the laptops had been stolen. It has been confirmed that account numbers and personal details of 75,000 customers had been held on the laptops.
Place IT Restrictions On USB Devices
One of things I like to see from employers is having heavy IT restrictions placed on staff. Go ahead and boo or hiss at me, after working 10 years in IT I am very used to it. Placing computer restrictions on staff isn’t about making people more productive during work hours (although people use it as a reason) but more to protect the company and the staff that has access to sensitive data.
USB Memory Stick Security
There’s an interesting story that states that 9,000 USB sticks are lost in laundrettes every year in the UK. The story also says that London taxi drivers claim that over 12,000 portable devices are left in their cabs every year. It just shows how easy it is to overlook these devices that often contain sensitive personal or business data that is often covered by regulator laws.
C Infinity At The 5th Annual ICAI Technology Seminar
Our first seminar to attend in 2009 is the 5th Annual ICAI Technology Seminar. This popular seminar takes place in the Weston Hotel, Dublin on Wednesday 14th January 2009. Designed for Partners and Managers in Practice, this seminar attracts over 200 attendees annually. This year’s seminar includes topics such as Software as a Service (SaaS), Mobility, Paperless Audits and Social Networking for Professionals.
C Infinity will be there once again to discuss our range of services from Secure Online Backup to Encryption to Managed Services and how we can benefit your organisation.
Don’t forget, we now offer a 20% discount on our backup services for all ICAI members.
Data Backup Discounts For ICAI Members
C Infinity – Ireland’s top secure online backup and hosted managed services provider are pleased to announce that the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (ICAI) have chosen C Infinity online backup for their Affinity Program. All ICAI members will get a 20% Discount on their online backup.
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Outlook PST File Backups With Connected Online
I previously mentioned the different methods of creating backups of your MS Outlook PST and for the most part its a manual process. You can still use Microsoft’s Outlook plugin to create an automated copy of the PST file but it still requires a safe offsite backup.
C Infinity Launches DataDefense In Ireland
We are pleased to announce the launch of DataDefense in addition to our online data protection services. DataDefense gives business owners more control over their data via a web-enabled interface removing total dependence of end user compliance.
More Laptops And Data Go Missing
There is yet another report of a laptop going missing with sensitive data on it. A laptop was stolen from the home of a HSE employee. Recent reports include the Bank of Ireland and other HSE incidents where personal data of their customers has been compromised. This damages the reputation of these organisations, their credibility when it comes to security, gets the Data Protection Commissioner very interested in their operations and damages their customers.
Irish SMEs Warned on Risks of Computer Data Loss
Ireland’s small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are exposed to increasingly high risks due to inadequate and unreliable backup of computer data. This was stated by Caitríona Lynch, managing director of C Infinity at the launch of LiveVault, a secure online backup and recovery solution aimed specifically at SMEs.
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