Recently released YouTube video demonstrates step-by-step process to bypass passcode to unlock iPhone 5 Click, Slide, Tap—UNLOCKED! It is just that easy to unlock an iPhone 5 running on iOS 6.1, as demonstrated in this video by user “videosdebarraquito,” provided by Fox News. Due to an operating system flaw, data security for the iPhone 5…
Data security threats are able to be minimized and controlled with IBM’s launch of a Security Intelligence with Big Data platform, but does the platform include a proper erasure plan? According to IBM’s Big Data platform, “we create 2.5 quintillion bytes of data — so much that 90% of the data in the world today…
IT departments are not typically up to date on the best practices for data erasure because there are always newer and better ways to handle data security. Companies make the mistake of underestimating the importance of proper data erasure and overestimating the capabilities of their IT department. Because IT departments face a number of different…
Microsoft filed a lawsuit on January 25th against a Phoenix e-waste recycling firm in federal court alleging pirated copies of Microsoft’s software had been used on some of their refurbished computers. Not only has Microsoft request the Phoenix e-waste recycling company to stop selling and hand over these computers allegedly in violation, but to also…
The BYOD era warrants more risk of a security breach on unmonitored mobile devices In the past, businesses saw the punishment fit the crime when faced with a security breach. The potential consequences for non-compliance were perceived as preferable, which resulted in little to no policies set in place to avoid a security breach within…
Apple’s announcement of an iPad with increased memory suggests frequent incremental updates of already existing models and a need for electronics remarketing Apple has introduced another product to the market, but this time it is not an innovative device or updated version of the iPhone. To put it simply, Apple has increased the memory of…
