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ALSO CALLED: Data Protection, Data-security, Data Theft, Secure Data DEFINITION: Ransomware is a type of malware used for data kidnapping, an exploit in which the attacker encrypts the victim's data and demands payment for the decryption key. A ransomware program can be installed from an e-mail attachment, an infected program, or a compromised or malicious Web site. Data kidnapping is not new, but has in the past usually targeted businesses rather than individuals. Malware used … Definition continues below.
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Business-Ready Security: Information Protection Solution sponsored by Microsoft Corporation India Pvt Ltd DATA SHEET: The Information Protection solution automatically discovers, protects, and manages confidential information throughout your organization by integrating with your existing platforms and applications. Posted: 25 Nov 2009 \| Published: 25 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Data Security \| Email Security \| IT Managers \| Microsoft Exchange \| Regulatory Compliance \| Remote Access Security \| Windows Server Software

Security in the Channel: Hot Topics in 2009 sponsored by Sophos Inc. PODCAST: Over the last year, the security space has seen a doubling in malicious code and a sharp increase in preventable data breaches. In this podcast, get details on some of the hottest security issues including Windows 7 security, the adoption of Sharepoint, and the security of social networking sites. Posted: 25 Nov 2009 \| Premiered: 25 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Cybersecurity \| Data Security \| Malware \| Security \| Security Best Practices \| Security Threats \| Social Networking \| Windows

Oracle Account Security sponsored by Guardium BOOK: Read this chapter from "HOWTO Secure and Audit Oracle 10g and 11g" (CRC Press, 2009) and learn how to secure Oracle by checking for weak passwords, configuring failed login policies, preventing DoS attacks with resource limits, and auditing user profiles. Posted: 25 Nov 2009 \| Published: 25 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Access Control \| Authorization \| Data Security \| Database Administration \| Database Security \| Identity Management \| Oracle (Product) \| Security

Recovering From the Ground Up sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel CASE STUDY: The ability to stay up and running in the face of a disaster can be crucial to the survival of any business. Without effective disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity plans, businesses risk lost income, lost productivity, or worse. Read this brief paper to learn about effective disaster recovery and business continuity solutions. Posted: 24 Nov 2009 \| Published: 24 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Business Consulting Services \| Business Continuation Services \| Business Continuity Planning \| Data Center Management \| Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Data Mirroring \| Data Recovery \| Data Replication \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| Disaster Planning \| Disaster Recovery

Protect Your Company, Freeing Up Time for Your Business sponsored by Panda Security WHITE PAPER: By complementing a solid technological approach with an additional protection strategy and the best support services, Global Business Protection offers your company peace of mind, so you can focus on what is really important for your company. Posted: 24 Nov 2009 \| Published: 24 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Data Management \| Data Security \| Enterprise Systems \| Security \| Security Management \| Security Policies \| Security Systems

Solution Brief: Data Protection for Midsize Organizations sponsored by McAfee, Inc. PRODUCT OVERVIEW: Data is the lifeblood of any organisation, and one of the five greatest threat vectors faced by a midsise organisation. Whether you want to address all five areas or concentrate on data protection, McAfee has proven products and a dedicated focus to meet the requirements of your organisation. Posted: 23 Nov 2009 \| Published: 23 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Compliance (Systems Operations) \| Data Security \| Malware \| Security Management \| Security Policies \| Security Threats \| SMBs \| Storage Security

eBook: Storage for Electronic Health Care Systems sponsored by SearchCIO.com and SearchStorage.com EBOOK: With all of the uncertainty surrounding electronic health records, one thing is for sure: You’ll be storing more data, with more protection and for longer times. Read this eBook to learn how to accomplish that without breaking the bank. Posted: 23 Nov 2009 \| Published: 23 Nov 2009 TOPICS: CIOs \| Data Management \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| Health Care Security \| Health Care Storage \| Records Management \| Records Retention \| Tiered Storage

The Business Justification for Data Security sponsored by McAfee, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Read this report to learn about the business side of data security as we build a justification model to help you determine where, and how much, to invest in protecting your information assets. Posted: 23 Nov 2009 \| Published: 23 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Business IT Alignment \| Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Data Security \| Denial of Service Attacks \| Enterprise Asset Management Software \| Security Infrastructure \| Security Spending \| Security Threats \| Spam

Emprise Storage Family sponsored by Xiotech Corporation PRODUCT OVERVIEW: Emprise storage solutions—featuring Intelligent Storage Element (ISE™) technology—set new standards for reliability, performance, and scalability. Posted: 23 Nov 2009 \| Published: 23 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Data Security \| Data Storage \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Resource Management \| Storage Security \| Storage Systems

Capital Bank Makes Protecting Customer Data Virtually Simple sponsored by Xiotech Corporation CASE STUDY: For years Capital Bank backed up its data to tape and hand-delivered this information to a secondary, off-site location. While this strategy worked for a time, the bank wanted to move to a more automated process in preparation for growth and acquisitions. It found all that with Xiotech. Posted: 23 Nov 2009 \| Published: 23 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Backups \| Data Mirroring \| Data Recovery \| Data Replication \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| Server Consolidation \| Storage Management \| Storage Replication \| Storage Security \| Tape Backups

CA ARCserve® Backup r12.5 ROI Calculator sponsored by CA ASSESSMENT TOOL: CA ARCserve Backup unites innovative data deduplication technology, powerful storage resource management (SRM) reporting and robust security measures. Use this ROI calculator to find out how much your organization can save with ARCserve. Posted: 20 Nov 2009 \| Published: 20 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Data Deduplication \| Data Security \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Management \| Storage Management Software \| Storage Resource Management \| Storage Resource Management Software \| Storage Security

Closing the Gaps in Enterprise Data Security: A Model for 360° Protection sponsored by Sophos Inc. WHITE PAPER: This paper examines the primary data threats that currently concern chief security officers (CSOs) and IT security management within enterprises, and recommends best-practice techniques to minimize and overcome risks to data security. These best practices have been successfully implemented and deployed in organizations worldwide as components of a Posted: 19 Nov 2009 \| Published: 19 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Continuous Data Protection \| Continuous Data Protection Software \| Data Encryption \| Data Management \| Data Security \| Security Best Practices \| Storage Security

eGuide: 7 Security Questions to Ask Your SaaS Provider sponsored by Panda Security EGUIDE: Outsourcing an application means your organization relinquishes some control. In this article Heather Clancy will offer seven questions that you should resolve with your provider before investing in SaaS. Posted: 19 Nov 2009 \| Published: 19 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Access Control \| Authentication \| Backups \| Business Continuity Planning \| Data Security \| Encryption Standards \| Software as a Service

How to Protect Data Against Theft and Ensure That it Remains Confidential - No Matter Where it is Stored sponsored by Sophos Inc. WHITE PAPER: This white paper introduces SafeGuard Enterprise 5.40, an innovative solution from Sophos that fulfills all the requirements a company could have for protecting confidential data on mobile PCs and data media. Posted: 19 Nov 2009 \| Published: 19 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Continuous Data Protection \| Data Management \| Data Management Software \| Data Security \| Database Security \| Security \| Security Management \| Security Software \| Storage Management

The Business Impact of Data Security Regulations: Featuring Massachusetts sponsored by Sophos Inc. WHITE PAPER: Massachusetts has taken the lead in passing a new regulation - 201 CMR 17:00 -that requires companies to implement a comprehensive data security plan that includes encryption. This article discusses some aspects of this regulation and offers suggestions on how data security best practices can help with compliance. Posted: 19 Nov 2009 \| Published: 19 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Backups \| Data Encryption \| Data Management \| Data Security \| Regulatory Compliance \| Security Best Practices \| Security Software \| Storage Security

Expert Guide to Managing .PST File Size, Usage, and Access sponsored by Sherpa Software EDITORIAL RESOURCE GUIDE: In this Pocket E-Guide, you will discover expert tips for managing .PST file size, usage, and access. Learn how to successfully migrate .PST files to the Exchange information store to ensure all data is housed in one location and being backed up regularly. Posted: 19 Nov 2009 \| Published: 19 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Backup Software \| Continuous Data Protection \| Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Data Security \| Email Management \| Microsoft Exchange \| Microsoft Outlook \| Storage Best Practices

Integrating Data Protection Manager 2007 with SPI with Iron Mountain’s Cloud Recovery Service sponsored by Iron Mountain Digital WHITE PAPER: Managed Service Providers with customers who have or are considering Microsoft's System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2007 can now offer secure, cloud-based protection and recovery for DPM 2007 data with the CloudRecovery service, created by Iron Mountain and Microsoft. Learn how this service can help your customer meet today’s requirements. Posted: 19 Nov 2009 \| Published: 19 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Data Management \| Data Recovery \| Data Security \| Disaster Planning \| Disaster Recovery \| Disk Backups \| Storage Resource Management

No More Tiers: Reduce Storage Costs with an Age-in-Place Strategy sponsored by Nexsan Technologies WHITE PAPER: As mid-size enterprises find themselves strapped for time, money and management resources, they have to find ways of doing more with less. Age-in-Place is a data management strategy that means no more tiers – the easiest and most cost effective way to manage the life-cycle of your data. Posted: 18 Nov 2009 \| Published: 18 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Governance \| Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Data Management \| Data Mirroring \| Data Recovery \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| Storage Capacity \| Tiered Storage

Presentation Transcript: Best of Breed Data Protection: Architecting Deduplication and Virtualisation sponsored by Data Domain PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: This transcript documents a presentation featuring Brad Blake, Director, IT at Boston Medical Center. Mr. Blake will discuss how he initially started working with Data Domain as part of a VMware project. The meat of his presentation focuses on architecting deduplication and virtualisation for best of breed data protection. Posted: 18 Nov 2009 \| Published: 18 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Data Deduplication \| Data Recovery \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Virtualization

What Every Managed Service Provider Should Know About Cloud Storage sponsored by Iron Mountain Digital WHITE PAPER: Cloud storage presents Managed Service Providers an exciting opportunity to help customers accommodate data growth, but can raise doubts about security, privacy, and compliance. As THINKStrategies notes, choosing the right cloud storage partner is essential to maintaining customers’ trust. Posted: 18 Nov 2009 \| Published: 18 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Data Management \| Data Recovery \| Data Security \| Data Stewardship \| Data Storage \| Storage Management \| Storage Standards

Iron Mountain’s Cloud-Based Protection for Servers sponsored by Iron Mountain Digital WHITE PAPER: Managed Service Providers working with smaller businesses can help them better protect their data with two cloud-based strategies from Iron Mountain. Learn how LiveVault and CloudRecovery can bring your customers peace of mind. Posted: 18 Nov 2009 \| Published: 18 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Backups \| Cloud Computing \| Data Management \| Data Migration \| Data Recovery \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| Disk Backups

New Enterprise Desktop E-Zine Volume 2: User Virtualization - The Final Layer sponsored by SearchEnterpriseDesktop EZINE: One barrier to the mass adoption of desktop virtualization is that users are often reluctant to surrender their highly personalized profiles. This issue of New Enterprise Desktop eZine takes a look at how user virtualization is breaking through this barrier-without taking away users' individuality. Posted: 17 Nov 2009 \| Published: 17 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Data Security \| Desktop Applications Management \| Desktop Virtualization \| Private cloud computing \| Public cloud computing \| User Needs Assessments \| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure \| Windows Server Software

EVault Remote Disaster Recovery sponsored by i365, A Seagate Company PRODUCT REVIEW: EVault Remote Disaster Recovery Service (RDR) is a hosted service to help you quickly recover your key servers and data after a site disaster, and remotely access them in a secure virtual environment. Posted: 16 Nov 2009 \| Published: 16 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Backups \| Data Deduplication \| Data Management \| Data Recovery \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| Hosting Services \| Online Backups \| Remote Backups

The Keys to Disaster Recovery Planning: i365’s EVault Disaster Recovery Solutions help protect you from losing valuable data due to complete site outage sponsored by i365, A Seagate Company WHITE PAPER: Disasters happen in many ways and can disrupt or even completely destroy your business. What happens if and when disaster strikes? Do you have duplicate copies of your mission critical data stored offsite? How fast and reliable will your recovery of information be? Will your company survive? Posted: 16 Nov 2009 \| Published: 16 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Data Deduplication \| Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Data Recovery \| Data Replication \| Data Security \| Data Storage \| Disaster Planning \| Disaster Recovery \| Online Backups \| Security Threats

Ten Steps to Safeguard Small Business Data sponsored by i365, A Seagate Company WHITE PAPER: Your small business has distinct needs that differ from either consumers or larger businesses. Here are ten steps to help you to protect your data if your resources are limited? Posted: 16 Nov 2009 \| Published: 16 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Backups \| Continuous Data Protection \| Data Deduplication \| Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Data Recovery \| Data Security \| SMBs

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DATA SECURITY DEFINITION (continued): … for this purpose is sometimes called a cryptovirus, cryptotrojan or cryptoworm.In March 2006, ransomware known as Crypzip or Zippo circulated to private users on the Internet. Recipients of the Trojan horse program also received an e-mail demanding $300, to be paid by electronic transfer, for the key required to unlock all their files. Security firm LURHQ, who discovered the exploit, said it was based on a similar scam conducted 15 years ago. Ransomware is said to have originated in Russia, It and other cyberextortion methods, such as DoS extortion, are becoming more common around the world. …
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