Data | Octagon Technology http://jeremycatton.co.uk 01522 797520 Thu, 02 Feb 2023 12:07:58 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.5 http://jeremycatton.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-Logo-32x32.png Data | Octagon Technology http://jeremycatton.co.uk 32 32 The rise and fall of removable media  http://jeremycatton.co.uk/2023/01/31/the-rise-and-fall-of-removable-media/ Tue, 31 Jan 2023 07:51:06 +0000 https://www.octagontech.com/?p=8986

As many may remember, early computers were fairly useless by themselves. Personal computers such as the C64, Amiga, Atari and Spectrum did not have any internal storage, some did not even have a drive to accept a disk or tape and required peripherals to load data. As such people frequently found themselves with multiple boxes …

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]]> Google Changes 31st March 2020 – is your Business Data Safe? http://jeremycatton.co.uk/2020/03/20/make-sure-your-business-data-is-safe/ Fri, 20 Mar 2020 12:58:41 +0000 https://www.octagontech.com/?p=4230

Where is your personal and business data stored?  I am writing this to let you all know that if you are currently using Google e.g (G-Suite) to store your data you should really think twice about keeping it there. As of the 31st March this year all Google services in the UK are going to …

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]]> Protect Your Business Against Data Loss http://jeremycatton.co.uk/2019/08/26/protect-your-business-against-data-loss/ Mon, 26 Aug 2019 09:00:12 +0000 https://www.octagontech.com/?p=4066

Every business, no matter its size, relies on its data. Whether it is financial data, identity data or digital data, it plays a crucial role in business well-being and its success. It’s every business’ responsibility to keep it safe and protected by implementing a data safety strategy and employing all necessary tools which will help …

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]]> Your password is bad, and you should feel bad – accessibility vs security http://jeremycatton.co.uk/2019/04/16/your-password-is-bad-and-you-should-feel-bad-accessibility-vs-security/ Tue, 16 Apr 2019 08:55:46 +0000 https://www.octagontech.com/?p=3694

Almost all of you will currently be using far too few passwords, most of which are weak. Passwords can be a pain to deal with, they always get in the way and slow you down, there are times when you mis-type one 4 times in a row and you may start to question your sanity. …

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]]> Secure Cloud Storage http://jeremycatton.co.uk/2013/04/18/secure-cloud-storage/ Thu, 18 Apr 2013 08:08:06 +0000 https://www.octagontech.com/?p=799 Is DropBox secure? There is a short story before I get to “Secure Cloud Storage”. Today my appointments did not join up, which meant a two hour gap around midday. I had the choice to go from the north of the city to Branston and then back to the north of the city or to …

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]]> Insider Threat http://jeremycatton.co.uk/2012/05/31/insider-threat/ Thu, 31 May 2012 20:41:05 +0000 https://www.octagontech.com/?p=333 We bang on and on about protecting your data by backing it up securely, installing firewalls and virus protection, using passwords and encryption and so on. But many companies completely forget about the risks posed by their own staff – what we call insider threat. And those outsiders interested in your data will find it …

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