Cyber Security

Data cleansing

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It was time to get rid of some data back-up discs. The object was to make them as unreadable as possible. May be somewhere there is a data recovery company that could retrieve the information but I guess it would be really expensive (data recovery from a crashed space shuttle). Or may be there is a hacker out these with lots of patience!

Data cleansing ​
Broken CDs and DVDs

Top tip – wear gloves and eye protection when breaking discs – the technique I use is to do break them in a strong bag as this catches all the debris.

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Charging the #mysteryphone @BBCRadioLincs @OctagonT

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I was on the mystery phone, on the William Wright show today, on BBC Radio Lincolnshire talking about IT support, cybercrime and backups for business.

Just before William called me he spoke about how the phone has been out and about for several months and is accompanied by business cards and a charger. So I thought as Octagon is an IT company I’d better charge the phone before passing it on.

Charging the #mysteryphone @BBCRadioLincs @OctagonT

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Down by the river and cyber crime @OctagonT

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One of our clients has their down by the River Witham in Lincoln.

Down by the river

I was there carrying out a review of their data storage and backup plan. It is always worth questioning if your company data is being stored and backed up correctly – it is an essential task, with the threat of cyber crime at an all time high.

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