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Ants, acid and business brawls: The top ten data disaster stories for 2007

Ants, acid and business brawls: The top ten data disaster stories for 2007

Keeping honey well away from your computer and not using a washing machine to clean external hard drives may be some of the hard lessons learnt by hapless computer users if Ontrack Data Recovery’s 2007 Data Disaster League list is anything to go by.
Mitchell Bingemann Dec 10 2007 3:42PM Storage
Opinion: The network disaster facing Australia's branch offices

Opinion: The network disaster facing Australia's branch offices

In today’s fast-paced and technologically-driven environment, the need for instant real-time communication is critical for any business to remain up-to-date and competitive.
Staff Writers Jun 29 2007 11:03AM Software
The network disaster facing Australia's branch offices

The network disaster facing Australia's branch offices

In today’s fast-paced and technologically-driven environment, the need for instant real-time communication is critical for any business to remain up-to-date and competitive.
Staff Writers Jun 29 2007 11:02AM Security
Firms ignoring disaster recovery

Firms ignoring disaster recovery

A third of mid-sized companies have no plans at all, research claims.
Clement James Feb 20 2007 8:59AM Storage
Dealing with disaster

Dealing with disaster

It's every executive's nightmare. After several days of heavy rain and unexpected flooding, the office is drenched in water and the IT infrastructure is almost a total loss.
Frank Washkuch Aug 8 2006 10:10PM Security
One in five firms has no disaster recovery plan

One in five firms has no disaster recovery plan

One in five global companies have no formalized business continuity (BC) plan, according to new research.
William Eazel Mar 24 2006 10:31AM Security
Third of U.K. business fails to test disaster plans

Third of U.K. business fails to test disaster plans

A new study has claimed that a third of British businesses fail to test their disaster-recovery strategy regularly.
René Millman Mar 20 2006 10:42AM Security
FBI issues warning over mining disaster scam

FBI issues warning over mining disaster scam

Security experts have uncovered a sick email scam that attempts to fool computer users into thinking they are giving money to the sole survivor of the Sago mine disaster in West Virginia. Worries that sick scammers may attempt to defraud internet users who were touched by news of the tragedy led the FBI to issue a warning on its website.
William Eazel Jan 16 2006 10:04AM Security
Katrina demonstrates need for disaster recovery plans

Katrina demonstrates need for disaster recovery plans

Marcia Savage Oct 21 2005 5:01PM Security
Special Report - Katrina demonstrates need for disaster recovery plans

Special Report - Katrina demonstrates need for disaster recovery plans

Leaving in its wake immense destruction and huge financial impact, Hurricane Katrina reaffirmed the criticality of up-to-date disaster recovery plans to keep people safe and maintain operations in times of crisis.
Marcia Savage Oct 10 2005 7:24PM Security
Online scammers exploiting Katrina disaster

Online scammers exploiting Katrina disaster

Internet criminals wasted no time in exploiting the hurricane Katrina disaster, immediately orchestrating online donation scams and sending malicious email.
Marcia Savage Sep 1 2005 9:33PM Security
BlueArc wins horse database deal

BlueArc wins horse database deal

Developer BlueArc has won a deal to build a NSW horse industry database to help up to 5000 organisations and 100,000 individuals save their precious equines in times of natural disaster.
Fleur Doidge Feb 24 2005 2:00PM Software
New ICT facility to research safeguards

New ICT facility to research safeguards

National ICT Australia -- an ICT laboratory -- has opened a new facility in Brisbane to develop projects for disaster prevention and security.
Staff Writers Feb 21 2005 11:37AM Software
Scammers prey on tsunami disaster fundraising efforts

Scammers prey on tsunami disaster fundraising efforts

Hordes of scammers are exploiting the Asian tsunami to prise money from email recipients, it has emerged. 419 scams and phishing attacks are being crafted to extort money from those wishing to help victims of last week’s disaster.
David Quainton Jan 5 2005 11:56AM Security
Irish firms ignore disaster recovery

Irish firms ignore disaster recovery

A third of all Irish businesses have admitted that they have no disaster recovery measures in place to protect themselves from serious network outages, a recent survey carried out by IDC has revealed.
Robert Jaques Sep 30 2004 10:14AM Security
Planning for less than a disaster

Planning for less than a disaster

Creating a systems and site availability plan to protect critical business processes and systems.
Marc Malizia Aug 25 2004 10:27AM Security
Disaster recovery still concerns businesses

Disaster recovery still concerns businesses

More than 53 percent of medium and large Australian organisations are still looking for ways to improve disaster recovery, according to a recent survey.
Vivienne Fisher May 11 2004 12:00AM Storage
AT&T starts disaster recovery drill in Seattle

AT&T starts disaster recovery drill in Seattle

AT&T kicked off a six-day network disaster recovery drill to test its backup systems and strategy in the event of a serious network problem.
Steve Gold Mar 1 2004 3:39PM Security
Planning for a disaster is half the work - Can you recover?

Planning for a disaster is half the work - Can you recover?

Increasingly, companies are implementing business continuity plans to ensure the constant availability and support of the company infrastructure and business processes.
Phil Carter Jan 15 2004 1:43PM Security
Facing disaster in Britain

Facing disaster in Britain

Terrorism gave an impetus to DR planning, says Ron Condon, but other factors have kept its importance alive
Ron Condon Jan 13 2004 10:10AM Security

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