reader comments 90 with 0 posters participating Share this story SSDs have usurped hard disk drives (HDDs) when it comes to performance, but whether building a network-attached storage (NAS) or having high-capacity needs on a budget, plenty of people still rely on spinning platters. Older drives that have seen a lot of use, however, may… Read More: New data illustrates time’s effect on hard drive failure rates »
Enlarge / Tech decommissioning businesses have been transformed from what some describe as a collection of “man with a van” outfits into a regulated industry. Lorne Campbell, Guzelian, and SWEEEP Kuusakoski reader comments 197 with 118 posters participating Share this story Mick Payne remembers the moment the madness of the way we dispose of our… Read More: Why Big Tech shreds millions of storage devices it could… »
Getty Images reader comments 105 with 70 posters participating Share this story Morgan Stanley on Tuesday agreed to pay the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) a $35 million penalty for data security lapses that included unencrypted hard drives from decommissioned data centers being resold on auction sites without first being wiped. The SEC action said… Read More: $35M fine for Morgan Stanley after unencrypted, unwiped hard drives… »