backup

Critical flaws in HP Data Protector open servers to remote attacks

April 25, 2016

Hewlett Packard has released critical security updates for its HP Data Protector software, which fix vulnerabilities that could allow remote code execution or unauthorized …

Lack of backup tech hinders next-generation database adoption

April 8, 2016

While there is immediate and increasing interest in evolving infrastructure to support distributed, scale-out databases and cloud databases, a lack of robust backup and …

New Seagate 10GB/s SSD drive ideal for hyperscale data centers

March 9, 2016

Seagate unveiled a production-ready unit of the fastest single SSD demonstrated to date, with throughput performance of 10 GB/s. The unit, which is expected to be released …

BorgBackup: Deduplication with compression and authenticated encryption

March 7, 2016

BorgBackup is a deduplicating backup program that supports compression and authenticated encryption. The main goal of BorgBackup is to provide an efficient and secure way to …

Samsung Portable SSD T3 offers increased data security and portability

January 6, 2016

Samsung announced the Samsung Portable SSD T3, a palm-sized, external SSD that offers multi-terabyte storage capacity. Designed specifically for today’s mobile lifestyle, the …

New flash storage architecture capable of 1TB/s

December 3, 2015

Seagate and Newisys announced that 21 Newisys NSS-2601 with dual NSS-HWxEA Storage Server Modules deployed with Seagate’s SAS 1200.2 SSD drives can be combined in a single 42U …

Western Digital self-encrypting hard drives are completely insecure

October 21, 2015

A team of researchers has decided to check whether the encryption offered by Western Digital’s My Passport external self-encrypting hard drives is effective and …

WD My Cloud NAS devices can be hijacked by attackers

September 23, 2015

Researchers with security consultancy VerSprite have unearthed several vulnerabilities in Western Digital’s My Cloud NAS product, which can be exploited by local and …

Seagate wireless hard drives open wide to attack

September 7, 2015

Several Seagate wireless hard-drives have been found to be affected by multiple vulnerabilities, the CERT Coordination Center of the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie …

SanDisk unveils new wireless flash drive

July 16, 2015

SanDisk unveiled a new wireless mobile flash drive, the SanDisk Connect Wireless Stick, which enables sharing, transferring and accessing data between mobile devices and …

Flawed Android backup mechanism can lead to injected malicious apps

July 13, 2015

A flaw (CVE-2014-7952) in Android’s backup/restore mechanism can be exploited by knowledgeable developers to “respawn” malicious apps on phones, and make …

Tresorit for Business

April 2, 2015

In the cloud computing era, companies need to be proactive on secure collaboration and file sharing. Tresorit for Business is a solution that, among other things, helps …