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Adobe Suffers Large Security Breach

October 15, 2013

Nearly 3 Million of Adobe’s customers have had their private information compromised during a cyber attack on its website, Adobe has confirmed. Adobe also stated that it was investigating the illegal access of some source code for its products, which included the hugely popular Adobe Acrobat and ColdFusion.

Adobe�s chief security officer, Brad Arkin stated that Adobe �deeply regretted� the incident. He states �We believe the attackers removed from our systems certain information relating to 2.9 million Adobe customers, including customer names, encrypted credit or debit card numbers, expiration dates, and other information relating to customer orders. At this time, we do not believe the attackers removed decrypted credit or debit card numbers from our systems. We deeply regret that this incident occurred. We�re working diligently internally, as well as with external partners and law enforcement, to address the incident.”

In an interview with the BBC Chester Wisniewski, who is a senior advisor at Sophos, thought that the breach could be very serious. He went on to say “billions of computers around the world use Adobe software, so if hackers manage to embed malicious code in official-looking software updates they could potentially take control of millions of machines. This is on the same level as a Microsoft security breach,” he added.

Security experts Brian Krebs and Alex Holden are assisting Adobe with their investigations. The two discovered a 40GB cache of Adobe source code while investigating attacks on three US data providers, Dun & Bradstreet, Kroll Background America, and LexisNexis. Mr Krebs�said�the Adobe code was on a server he believed the hackers used.

Immediately Adobe said that it is resetting the passwords for customer accounts it believes were compromised, and that those customers will get an email alerting them to the change. Whilst also recommending customers affected change their passwords and user information for other websites for which they used the same ID.

For those US customers whose debit or credit card information is suspected of being accessed, Adobe is offering a complimentary one-year subscription to a credit-monitoring programme.

Adobe said it had notified law enforcement officials and is working to identify the hackers. All information can be found on the Adobe blog, here.

Online backup grabs the limelight

March 13, 2009

Online backup services are constantly becoming more and more popular. This is, because it is one of the most effective ways of protecting the data on your computer against any physical or virtual damage that can occur. Online data backup works by holding a copy of all your data located away from your office or home.

Over two million users worldwide are believed to be subscribing and reaping the benefits of this service. Various online data backup plans are now available to suit your bespoke needs. These range from small plans for personal computers or laptops and more advanced ones for business servers.

Online backup replicates your data in a continuous manner and stores multiple copies of it, in safe and secure locations physically away from your workplace or home. This makes sure that your data remains safe and secure even if your servers or workplace faces some physical catastrophe like fire. The important data of your company is also stored in an encrypted manner, so only can have access to your data with the help of an ID and a password.

Online backup also saves you the trouble of making physical copies of all your data on either a CD or a DVD. This can be quite a tedious and boring process especially, if there is a lot of data to be backed up. It is no wonder then, that businesses and single users alike are discovering the benefits of online data backup.

Online data backup � store your data remotely

January 24, 2009

In most computer backup procedures, there is one major problem. All the important data that is backed up is usually stored at the same place. However, within seconds, all the important data that you have stored can be lost. There are several reasons for data loss like device failure, floods, human error or a computer virus.

This gives rise to the need for having a reliable solution. Online data backup is the best solution that is presently available to safeguard your data. This service allows you to save your important data or the entire content that you have in your computer onto a hard drive. In this way, if any incident like theft or a fire occurs, you will still have your data safe.

With an online data backup service, all your important data is stored in the server which is at a remote location. While transferring your computer data to the remote server, special encryption methods are used and thus your data remains safe. You will also be provided with a user ID and password to access your data. To get the best results out of online data backup, it is recommended that you back up your data on a daily basis.

Another important advantage of online data backup is that it is very simple to use to upload your files to the remote server. Unlike traditional storage devices, recovering your data from an online data backup server is very fast.

The benefits of online data storage

December 9, 2008

Data is an integral part of every business. Many of us do not realise the importance of this data unless something goes wrong which wipes out all our data. This is the main reason why you need to create a backup of all your data so you need not worry in the event of such loss.

Online data backup is a very simple process. All you need to do is contact a reputable backup company and organise for regular backups. Being a completely automated process, the backup system will handle itself, updating you daily with e-mails stating their progress. This makes the process cheaper than traditional data storage.

Your entire online backup is encrypted using the latest encryption methods. Your backup software will allow you access to that data only with the help of a user ID and password. This ensures that your data is well protected. The chances of theft and accidents are also eliminated.

Data recovery with online backup is also very easy. All you need to do is get to your computer and retrieve your data with a few clicks. Even the loss of your computer will not prevent you from getting your data back as all you need to do then is visit the online data backup website and retrieve your data.

Keep your data safe with online data backup

December 7, 2008

Data, whether for professional or personal purposes, is very important. Loss of data is a crucial issue which is very difficult to address. With growth in technology, people mainly use computers to store their data which is convenient and easy. At the same time, if this data is lost due to some technical problems, retrieving it can be almost impossible.

The most efficient way of keeping this data safe is creating a backup for it. Data backup is easy with the use of tapes and CDs, but can you ensure the safety of these too? The only way to keep your data absolutely safe is online data backup. There are companies available that provide online data backup for you.

With online data backup, you do not have to worry about keeping tapes and CDs safe as this is a self-moving process that updates you with daily e-mails about the success of your backup. You can choose different versions to save your file which can be saved on the hard disk of your computer. This data can be accessed only with your user ID and hence is kept confidential and safe.

Online data backup is cheap when compared to the traditional system of backup through tapes and CDs. You do not need to load numerous tapes at home or the office which not only saves cost but also saves space. You can access this data any time you want through the internet by logging on to your online file storage website.

Data loss at revenue and customs department could have been prevented

November 1, 2008

A few years back, data loss was not very common. Today, data loss incidents seem to be happening every day.

The head of the revenue and customs department resigned earlier this year when his department lost the details of almost 15 million child benefit claimants, which is now being claimed to be the world�s biggest ID protections failure. This loss was apparently caused by the theft of disks that contained dates of birth, addresses, national insurance numbers and bank details.

This incident is just one of the many where data was lost due to negligence. The fact remains that even if not through negligence, data is still susceptible to loss through damage resulting from accidents.

Conventional storage devices like USB drives and hard disks are used to store data in case of a backup. However these methods of data storage are not safe and often lead to data loss. Online storage is an option that government and business organisations can consider for storing and managing their data.

With online backup, you can store your valuable data in �online vaults� that can be accessed only by you with the help of your username and password. Since this vault is regularly updated with your data, you can retrieve all your lost data just by downloading your saved files. Online backup and online storage is the best and the most effective for storing, managing, sharing and backing up data.