You can’t make this crap up. You just wish you could. Jer Crane, founder of the small vertical software company, PocketOS, reported on X that the AI Cursor coding agent and a Railway backup misconfiguration combined to briefly wipe out the company’s car‑rental customer production data. Not some of the data. All of it. That’s […]
US DoJ Makes PyPI Give Up User Data ¦ Tape Storage: Not Dead
In this week’s #TheLongView: PyPI complies with a “string of subpoenas,” and LTO continues to grow, despite predictions of its demise.
Why Backups and Compliance Go Hand-in-Hand
It’s hard to run a business. Besides the numerous challenges you have to deal with daily, ensuring the security of your business and customer information is essential for operating smoothly. In order to mitigate information security risks that would affect companies and their users, a number of security regulations have been created, including a set […]
Cloud Security Tips: How to Prevent Hackers from Breaching Your Cloud
Recent data system breaches at Oracle and Sage reminds us all that the continuous threat of criminal hacking of cloud security systems is not abating. Rather, it’s becoming routine. Business managers, lawmakers and computing professionals must understand the motivation behind this activity if they want to protect business interests and thwart attacks effectively. Perhaps the […]