Time Warner Cable reported what may be the first major data breach of 2016 yesterday. TWC issued a statement warning customers that as many as 320,000 records may have been compromised in a data breach. Time Warner officials indicated that usernames, passwords, emails and email account passwords were compromised by malware. The FBI notified the…
Ponemon Institute released the findings of its annual study regarding data breaches and their consequences last Thursday. Unsurprisingly, United States enterprises suffered the most financial loss through data breaches, with the average per capita cost of a data breach averaging $217. Along with the average cost per country, this study shows that the number of…
Samsung’s newest smartphones, the upcoming Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge will both utilize a microSD slot and be fully waterproof, according to this report. The devices will be water resistant at depths up to one meter, and support SD cards up to 200 GB. The Galaxy S7 will support the same screen dimensions as the…
With the new year beginning, CIOs everywhere are evaluating current operations, and looking for room for improvement. Whether it’s taking the plunge and committing to a cloud-computing centric data center, or just overall consolidation, data center transitions are a necessary part of a successful data management scheme. A transition can be overwhelming without the right…
A new year begins tomorrow, and that means people everywhere are making resolutions. A popular resolution is to clean or declutter around the house. One way to declutter is to finally resell any unused electronics laying around or hidden in drawers around the house. Smartphones have no greater value than in the present. For that…
2015 brought many updates in technology and the way we handle our data, data security and IT asset management programs. WIth so many developments in the tech world this year, IT experts everywhere can expect more major developments in 2016. CIOs and other tech managers are probably already planning for 2016, but here are three…
