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Email archiving 'deployed to avoid litigation'

Category: Data compliance

14 November, 2008

Firms which are deploying email archiving systems are doing so to avoid being legally reprimanded for compliance and audit mismanagement, a survey has found. Indeed, 59 per cent of respondents to an Information Week poll cited such consequences as reasons for bolstering their data compliance proc... read more>>

DoS attacks criminalised

Category: Data security

17 November, 2008

Changes to a technology law have resulted in denial of service (DoS) attacks becoming illegal, meaning individuals could face legal consequences if they send millions of page requests or messages, potentially rendering servers and websites inoperable, it has been reported. Under the Computer Misuse... read more>>

Data de-dupe "boosts DR plans"

Category: Disaster recovery

17 November, 2008

Storage needs can be reduced by data de-duplication technology being deployed by organisations, it has been noted, while such a technique could be important for the disaster recovery plans of a firm. According to CIOL, redundant data can be eliminated and replaced by an indicator to the unique da... read more>>

Firms 'should pay for DR strategies'

Category: Disaster recovery

17 November, 2008

Software which states that it can deliver disaster recovery services for free should not be trusted, it has been claimed, which could highlight the importance of paying for high-quality services in order to ensure that an enterprise is truly protected should an unexpected incident occur. Accordin... read more>>

LSE boosts its DR strategy

Category: Disaster recovery

18 November, 2008

The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) has signed a contract to implement a new email archiving platform, as well as strategies to store and backup data more efficiently, it has been reported. LSE wants backup and disaster recovery for its data and critical systems held on 97... read more>>