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Maximizing Active-Active In Your Availability Environment
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Global Hacker Network Steals $45M From ATMs In Mere Hours
May 10, 2013 9:38 am | by COLLEEN LONG,Associated Press | News | CommentsThe sophistication of a network of thieves who drained cash machines around the globe of an astonishing $45 million in mere hours sent ripples through the security world, not merely for the size of the operation and ease with which it was carried out, but also for the threat that more such thefts may be in store. Seven people were arrested in the U.S., accused of operating the New York cell.
Pentagon: Chinese Government Waging Cyberattacks
May 6, 2013 2:23 pm | by LOLITA C. BALDOR,Associated Press | News | CommentsIn a new report on the Chinese military, the Defense Department goes a small step further than it has gone in the past, when it said that cyberattacks originated in China and may be linked to Beijing's use of civilian experts in clandestine attacks against American companies.
Steadfast Partners With Black Lotus To Offer New Enterprise-Grade DDoS Protection
April 29, 2013 10:18 pm | News | CommentsBlack Lotus, a leader in availability security and provider of distributed denial of service (DDoS) protection, has announced its partnership with Steadfast, a Chicago based IT Infrastructure Data Services provider. Under the terms of the partnership, Steadfast will offer Black Lotus enterprise-grade DDoS protection to its customers.
U.S. Urges China Collaboration On Cyber Intrusions
April 29, 2013 4:34 pm | by CHRISTOPHER BODEEN,Associated Press | News | CommentsThe top U.S. military officer said Wednesday that he has called on China to be more transparent about cyberattacks and boost collaboration with the U.S. to tackle a common threat to their economies. Gen. Martin Dempsey said tackling cyber intrusions featured in his talks with his Chinese counterpart and other Chinese leaders during his three-day visit to China.
Army, Navy & Air Force Officers Prepare For Cyberwarfare
April 29, 2013 4:30 pm | by BRIAN WITTE & DAN ELLIOTT, Associated Press | News | CommentsThe U.S. service academies are ramping up efforts to groom a new breed of cyberspace warriors to confront increasing threats to the nation's military and civilian computer networks that control everything from electrical power grids to the banking system.
Cyberattack Suspect To Be Sent Home To Netherlands
April 29, 2013 4:10 pm | by CIARAN GILES & HAROLD HECKLE, Associated Press | News | CommentsA Dutch citizen arrested in Spain on suspicion of launching what authorities have called the biggest cyberattack in Internet history is expected to be handed over to the Netherlands within 10 days, a Spanish court official said Monday.Police from the Netherlands, Germany, Britain, Spain and the U.S. took part in the investigation.
Internal 'Software Issue' Shuts U.S. Options Exchange
April 26, 2013 10:56 am | by BERNARD CONDON & STEVE ROTHWELL,AP Business Writers | News | CommentsSome on Wall Street shrugged off the outage. "I don't think it is too big of a deal if it's a one day thing. If it keeps happening, of course, that's different," said Ryan Detrick, a senior technical strategist at Schaeffer's Investment Research.
Google Mail & Other Services 'Disrupted'
April 18, 2013 1:21 pm | News | CommentsGoogle's mail and application services were unavailable to some users Wednesday morning. The company said it was investigating the problems, but didn't know their cause. It didn't say how many people were affected. The disruptions started affecting people worldwide around 8 a.m. Eastern time (noon GMT) but appeared to be resolved by midday.
'Software Issue' Grounds American Airlines Flights From Coast To Coast
April 17, 2013 3:46 pm | by DAVID KOENIG,AP Airlines Writer | News | CommentsA massive technology failure forced the nation's third-largest carrier to ground all planes from coast to coast. The company blamed the breakdown on a "software issue" that knocked out both primary and backup computer reservation systems. Passengers took to social media sites to criticize the airline, which for hours could only apologize and say that it was trying to fix the problem.
EVault Launches Industry-Pioneering Cloud Disaster Recovery Service In EMEA
April 17, 2013 3:24 pm | News | CommentsEVault, Inc., a Seagate Company, has announced that its market-leading EVault® Cloud Disaster Recovery Service with a guaranteed Service Level Agreement (SLA) is now available from EVault and its partners in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
Wild, Unregulated Hacker Currency Gains Following
April 12, 2013 5:31 pm | by RAPHAEL SATTER,Associated Press | News | CommentsSome may wonder whether Caldwell's coins will one day be among the few physical reminders of an expensive fad that evaporated into the electronic ether — perhaps the result of a breakdown in its electronic architecture, or maybe after a crackdown by government regulators. "Movie pirates always win the long game against Hollywood," he said. "Bitcoin works the same way."
South Korea Says North Korea Behind Computer Crash In March
April 12, 2013 5:16 pm | by YOUKYUNG LEE,Associated Press | News | CommentsNorth Korea was responsible for a cyberattack that shut down tens of thousands of computers and servers at South Korean broadcasters and banks last month, officials in Seoul said Wednesday, noting that an initial investigation pointed to a military-run spy agency as the culprit.
Rentsys Recovery Services Announces New Customer On-Boarding Process
April 8, 2013 10:48 am | News | CommentsRentsys Recovery Services, a provider of comprehensive disaster recovery solutions for banks, credit unions, mortgage lenders and other organizations, announced the launch of its new Customer On-Boarding Process. The on-boarding process was designed to prepare financial institutions for a more efficient recovery following a disaster and to prepare for an audit.
Silver Peak Releases Do-It-Yourself Software For Accelerating Offsite Replication
March 29, 2013 3:14 pm | News | CommentsSilver Peak Systems has introduced a new family of downloadable software products that are purpose-built for storage professionals to accelerate offsite data replication workloads. The new Silver Peak VRX-2, VRX-4 and VRX-8 software products combine data acceleration technology with flexible pricing.
Record-Breaking Cyberattack Hits Anti-Spam Group
March 27, 2013 3:37 pm | by RAPHAEL SATTER,Associated Press | News | CommentsA record-breaking cyberattack targeting an anti-spam watchdog group has sent ripples of disruption coursing across the Web. Spamhaus, a site responsible for keeping ads for bogus weight-loss pills out of the world's inboxes, said it had been buffeted by the monster denial-of-service attack since mid-March.
North Korea Training Teams Of 'Cyber Warriors'
March 25, 2013 12:29 pm | by YOUKYUNG LEE,AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsInvestigators have yet to pinpoint the culprit behind a synchronized cyberattack in South Korea last week. But in Seoul, the focus is fixed on North Korea, which South Korean security experts say has been training a team of computer-savvy "cyber warriors" as cyberspace becomes a fertile battleground in the nations' rivalry.
China Foreign Minister Rejects Hacking Accusations
March 11, 2013 3:20 pm | by CHRISTOPHER BODEEN,Associated Press | News | CommentsChina's foreign minister rejected accusations that the country's military was behind massive hacking attacks on U.S. and other foreign targets and called for more international cooperation in policing the Internet. Yang Jiechi is the highest-level Chinese official to comment on the claims made in a widely endorsed report last month by U.S. cybersecurity firm Mandiant.
ExaGrid & ATScloud Partner To Offer Secure Cloud-Based Disaster Recovery
March 10, 2013 3:44 pm | by BUSINESS WIRE | News | CommentsExaGrid Systems, Inc., the leader in scalable and cost-effective disk-based backup solutions with data deduplication, and ATScloud, the premiere hybrid-cloud solution provider, have announced a partnership to offer cloud-based Disaster Recovery as a Service. New and existing customers can replicate their backup data.
nScaled Recovery As A Service Solution Supports NetApp Storage Systems
March 8, 2013 4:56 pm | News | CommentsnScaled, provider of online backup and disaster recovery service solutions, has announced that its enterprise-class recovery as a service (RaaS) solution now supports NetApp storage systems. The nScaled service puts comprehensive disaster recovery squarely in the hands of business professionals.
McAfee Leads In Protection Against Advanced Threats
March 4, 2013 10:11 am | News | CommentsMcAfee announced that it has received high marks from NSS Labs in two recently published corporate endpoint protection reports. McAfee’s core endpoint anti-malware products achieved the highest block rate and an overall score of 97 percent of all threats being blocked in the exploit protection test of the NSS Labs Corporate End Point Security Detection report.
China Says U.S.-Based Hackers Target Its Websites
March 3, 2013 9:02 am | News | CommentsChina's military said Thursday that overseas computer hackers targeted two of its websites an average of 144,000 times per month last year, with almost two-thirds of the attacks originating in the United States. The claim follows accusations last week by American cybersecurity company Mandiant that Chinese military-backed cyberspies infiltrated overseas networks.
Paragon Software Reinforces Its Business Strategy To Safeguard SMBs
February 19, 2013 9:43 am | News | CommentsHard Disk Manager 12 Business Edition is a perfect backup, disaster recovery and data storage maintenance tool for small businesses with up to 100 machines. Along with its extensive data management features for workstations, the Business Edition also supports server OS.
Symantec Announces New Corporate Strategy
January 29, 2013 10:19 am | News | CommentsSymantec is focusing on 10 key areas that combine existing products and services into new, innovative and comprehensive solutions that meet multiple customer needs with integrated and higher value offerings. The overall development process is estimated to take six to 24 months depending on the specific offering.
Unitrends Reports Explosive Growth, High Customer Satisfaction In 2012
January 3, 2013 10:35 am | News | CommentsUnitrends, the leading provider of all-in-one backup, archiving, instant recovery and disaster recovery solutions, today announced that the company experienced double digit revenue growth in 2012 -- the best year in the company's 24-year history.
