Data Protection and Security with Commvault’s Don Foster (Podcast)

Preston and I had a good discussion with Commvault‘s Senior Director of Product Management, Don Foster. When most people, and possibly you, think of Commvault, you think backup and restore. But Commvault is much more than simple backup and restore activities; it covers the entire gamut of data protection for your business. Commvault is a common word for IT old-timers and newcomers alike since it’s been around for 30 years.

In this podcast, we cover data protection as it relates to backup, restore, business continuity, recovery, and more. Data protection is a company’s consistent defense against theft, data exfiltration, data loss, insider threats, ransomware, and disasters. Disaster recovery is another huge chunk of what Commvault does. We touch on every aspect of enterprise data protection in this podcast.

You have to remember that not all security topics deal with passwords, encryption, and policies–some of it has to do with the actual mechanics of protecting your data. Think disaster recovery.

Think about what Commvault offers you. We’ve all had backups and restores fail on us–even after multiple checks. What Commvault offers is the assurance that your data doesn’t have to be restored to its original backup point to be readable and usable, when the worst happens. Don explains this service further in the podcast. We also cover mobile data protection in the podcast. This one is a few minutes longer than our average podcast but I think you’ll agree that your time will be well spent by listening to it.

Podcast Details:

Length: 27:45 minutes. Format: MP3. Rating: G. License: CC BY.

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Interview with Preston Smith (Podcast)

February 1st is a special day for Preston and me, here at SecurityNOW. I interviewed Preston! That’s right. We returned to the very cool Rose Rock Cafe over on Mingo Road to have the famous Baconator burger and to record Preston’s first SecurityNOW interview, where he’s the interviewee. Find out about Preston’s background and what he thinks the biggest security issues are. Preston also gives you some tips on how to protect yourself in this world of growing cybersecurity threats.

The interview is short and sweet, just like Preston, but you’ll learn a lot from it. Preston discusses good passwords, bad passwords, LastPass, two-factor authentication, and some physical security tips as well. There’s a lot packed into this 15-minutes, so take good notes, there will be a test at the end.*

February is a very special month too. February is SecurityNOW’s month of best practices. We’re going to produce several podcasts that give you real-world advice on how to protect yourself from the bad guys without having to change your entire life. We try to help you make security easy yet effective.

Podcast details:

Length: 15:22 minutes. Format: MP3. Rating: G for all audiences. Background soundtrack: Rose Rock Cafe.

*Not really.