Iron Mountain Inc., based in Boston, has enhanced its Server Electronic Vaulting service to include stronger encryption capabilities as well as the availability of an "On-site Backup Appliance" to significantly reduce the restoration time necessary to get businesses back up and running in the event of a disaster or systems failure.
Iron Mountain’s new On-site Backup Appliance option delivers an on-site caching capability, reducing the time it takes to restore large amounts of data and creating recovery points that get businesses up and running quickly without losing critical data.
Michigan AG Calls for CardSystems Solutions to Offer ID Theft Protection
Michigan’s Attorney General Mike Cox has said that he is demanding CardSystems Solutions Inc., an Arizona-based credit card processing company whose computer system was recently penetrated by data thieves, notify affected Michigan cardholders and help them take steps to avoid becoming victims of identity theft.
The security breach, which exposed 40 million cardholders to possible fraud, was caused by the installation of a rogue computer program that could extract data from the system. The number of Michigan cardholders affected is currently unknown, but is under investigation.
Citigroup Financial Data Goes Missing
United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) has confirmed that the financial data of nearly 4 million Citigroup Inc. customers has been lost, according to media reports.
Citigroup has said that UPS cannot account for computer tapes containing personal information—including names, Social Security numbers, account numbers and payment history—of 3.9 million of its CitiFinancial customers, including information from closed accounts.
According to media reports, Citigroup says it will now encrypt financial data and send it electronically.
INFORMATION STOLEN FROM KODAK
A stolen laptop containing personal information—including names, Social Security numbers, birth dates and benefits information—has put about 5,800 former Eastman Kodak Co. employees at risk for identity theft, according to a report in the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle (Rochester, N.Y.).
The company has issued a letter informing its former employees of the incident, according to the report.
The Democrat & Chronicle says the laptop was stolen from a consultant’s locked car trunk and did not include bank or credit card numbers or home or work addresses.
No incidents of I.D. theft have been reported.
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