Medical Mutual of Ohio reports missing computer disks

Health insurer Medical Mutual of Ohio said 11 computer disks containing personal information on thousands of Ohio retirees are missing and are believed to be somewhere in the U.S. Postal Service. ... Read more about his and other Data Security Breaches

A Chronology of Data Breaches

I found a site that many of you concerned with Risk Management and Data Protection will find interesting.   

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A Chronology of Data Breaches

What does the Chronology of Data Breaches contain?

The data breaches noted have been reported because the personal information compromised includes data elements useful to identity thieves, such as Social Security numbers, account numbers, and driver's license numbers. Some breaches that do NOT expose such sensitive information have been included in order to underscore the variety and frequency of data breaches. However, we have not included the number of records involved in such breaches in the total because we want this compilation to reflect breaches that expose individuals to identity theft as well as breaches that qualify for disclosure under state laws. The breaches posted below include only those reported in the United States. They do not include incidents in other countries.  Chronology of Data Breaches

Articles & White Papers

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SystemiNetwork Reports: UCG Enhance Backup Offering for i

United Computer Group is offering VAULT400 Agent 6.0 for i. VAULT400 backs up business-critical data on the System i for immediate online recovery by taking a point-in-time backup during each scheduled session. If a restore is needed, VAULT400 can provide the data from any specific backup. The upgrade provides performance, security, ease of use, and integration improvements. See complete article

VAULT400 Updates Backup Agent by Alex Woodie of IT Jungle

VAULT400 received a very nice review article in IT Jungle. The article starts out by saying:

System i shops using the VAULT400 online backup and recovery service from United Computer Group will experience faster, more trouble-free backups thanks to an updated backup agent for i OS, the company says. The new agent also supports the latest release of the OS/400 operating system, now called IBM i, as well as new security capabilities. See the complete article

VAULT400 Enahances Offering with Agent 6.0 for IBM i

Cleveland, Ohio - September 9, 2008 - United Computer Group, Inc. is pleased to announce the availability of VAULT400 Agent 6.0 for IBM i. This new agent includes several advantages relating to performance, security, ease of use and integration. VAULT400 Agent 6.0 for IBM i improves backup and restore performance. Seeding, restore and backup of small object workflows are significantly faster through DeltaPro enhancements. Bandwidth throttling minimizes disruptions to day-to-day business operations during backups. The DeltaPro recreation technology provides faster backups by regenerating the delta file index when it is missing or corrupt, and will eliminate a reseed of data to the Vault. Support for AES-256 encryption ensures customers running IBM i have access to the latest encryption algorithms. VAULT400 Agent 6.0 for IBM i is user friendly….Backup job creation utility provides a workflow for optimal configuration of backup jobs for new customers. Support for LocalRecovery and UltraRecovery ensures that backups from IBM i Agents integrate seamlessly with replication capabilities of the Director OS support - Full support for IBM i V5R4. The agent is immediately available for partners and customers from the VAULT400 Customer Support Center by emailing support@vault400.com VAULT400 is a licensed solution of United Computer Group, Inc. (UCG). UCG was formed in 1987 and has served 600+ end user clients. For more information, please visit www.vault400.com or www.ucgrp.com

VAULT400 Featured at AVNET Conference

Exciting speakers took the the stage during the General Session and technical, sales and executive level education was be offered throughout the conference. In the Solution Expo were numerous exhibits with some very exciting technology. Some of the more noteworthy vendors that I visited were VAI, VMWare, IBM and of course VAULT400.

I took the liberty of taking a quick photo of Jim Kandrac with one of Avnet partners visiting with him while everyone was setting up their booths.