The state of Massachusetts has passed a new law that goes into effect May 1, 2009, that requires businesses that “own, license, store, or maintain personal information” on customers to encrypt that data, especially on portable devices such as laptops. That responsibility is extended from the primary business to contractors, such as telemarketing firms, and it extends to transmissions on wireless devices such as BlackBerries. This law is more … [Read more...]
Protect Information on Mobile Devices
JumpVault is software that addresses concerns from a growing number of businesses whose employees regularly use BlackBerry, USB flash drives, and other mobile devices to transport and transfer data. JumpVault transforms an ordinary USB flash or mobile device, such as a BlackBerry, into a secure virtual container. JumpVault, created by QuickVault, Inc., is password protected and offers the option for meta data logging to track movement of mobile … [Read more...]
Too Much Information
The amount of data people create now exceeds the amount of space available for storage. People sent e-mails, took digital pictures, processed credit cards, and generally did things that collectively created 281 exabytes of data by the end of 2007, according to the research company IDC. (“Exabyte” sounds made up, but it’s a real term meaning 1,000,000,000,000 megabytes.) IDC also added up all the computer drives, backup tapes, CDs, DVDs, … [Read more...]
Online Inventory
One of the biggest barriers to effectively handling a claim for your client is helping them ensure they have a full inventory of the contents they lost. There has been various software solutions created to help with this problem. AnywhereVault is a personal inventory Web site that helps people document their personal property and important paperwork so they can more easily recover from theft, fire, or other disaster. As a byproduct of … [Read more...]
Capture Pictures as Documents
scanR is a service that helps you capture information contained in whiteboards, documents, and business cards. You simply use your cell phone camera or digital camera to take clean photos of whiteboards, paper documents, and business cards. If you use your camera phone, you send the picture via MMS (also called Multimedia Messaging, PIX Messaging, or Picture Mail) or e-mail to scanR. To send an MMS, take a photo, select the option to send the … [Read more...]
