IT security insurance

Do you carry insurance for IT security? Breaches can be costly. Insurance is just stepping up to meet this need. If you suffer a data breach or lose a laptop, you may be required to send out letters notifying everyone who has ever done business with you of the...

Copy machines store copies of your documents

When CBS ran the 5 minute video about how your copy machines hold copies of all the documents copied on their internal hard drives, many of you started asking questions. As mentioned in the story, if you ever sell or the lease expires on your copy machine, the hard...

Does bug spray stop viruses?

If someone told you household oil cures arthritis, or that butter heals burns, or installing anti-virus is all you need to be secure on your network, would you believe them? I recently had a shocking conversation with an IT professional working as the sole IT...