Unstructured data at risk in most firms, survey finds
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Thieves steal tapes holding 2.2M billing records

Tandberg touts superfast mini tape library

Bank loses tapes with data on 4.5M clients

Military computer contractor pleads guilty to ID theft

Thieves pilfer backup tapes holding 2M medical records

UConn bookstore sells drive holding personal data

No suspicion needed to search laptops at U.S. borders, says Ninth Circuit

Kingston, IronKey announce new FIPS-certified USB drives

HP admits to selling infected flash-floppy drives

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Q&A: TD Ameritrade CIO talks up encryption, tiered storage
After deploying encryption technology after a data loss last year, Ameritrade is now struggling with automating its data retention policies across tiers of storage and tape.

Cisco invests millions in video encryption company
Widevine Technologies, which designs technology to prevent digital video theft, on Wednesday said it had received $16 million from several investors, including network equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc.

NetApp to release virtual tape, encryption array
Building on acquisitions it made last year, Network Appliance on Tuesday plans to introduce a virtual tape library that includes an integrated data encryption appliance.

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