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Registrar Trek<p>Your IT department is taking care of your database and you don't need to think about backups? In this day and age, perhaps you should learn how to safeguard your valuable collections data.</p><p>"Let’s Talk About Data Security – Backups" is the first article in a series of blog posts focusing on data security.</p><p><a href="https://world.museumsprojekte.de/lets-talk-about-data-security-backups/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">world.museumsprojekte.de/lets-</span><span class="invisible">talk-about-data-security-backups/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://glammr.us/tags/backup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backup</span></a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/DataSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>museums</span></a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/museum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>museum</span></a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/registrar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>registrar</span></a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/DataLoss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataLoss</span></a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/database" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>database</span></a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/ForcedDeletion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForcedDeletion</span></a> <a href="https://glammr.us/tags/DataCareIsCollectionsCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataCareIsCollectionsCare</span></a></p>
Aaron :bc:🖖 ⬅️ into bean pâté<p>Dad’s laptop ssd went⚡️💥 He’s lost everything; years of work because he didn’t have a backup. </p><p>I’ve only been going on about backups since 2010 when I had my last major hdd crash. </p><p>Folks, don’t play the ssd lottery. Back your shit up!</p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/BackUp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BackUp</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BackYourShitUp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BackYourShitUp</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/DataLoss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataLoss</span></a></p>
PUPUWEB Blog<p>Google confirms a technical issue in Google Maps caused the deletion of Timeline data for some users. Those with backups can restore it. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GoogleMaps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GoogleMaps</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Timeline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Timeline</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DataLoss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataLoss</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Backup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Backup</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechUpdate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechUpdate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a></p>
techi<p>Google Maps Timeline Data Vanishes: Users Report Lost Location History Amid Backup Glitch</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GoogleMaps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GoogleMaps</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TimelineData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TimelineData</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LocationHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LocationHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DataLoss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataLoss</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TechNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechNews</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PrivacyIssues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivacyIssues</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.techi.com/google-maps-timeline-data-loss-raises-privacy-concerns/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">techi.com/google-maps-timeline</span><span class="invisible">-data-loss-raises-privacy-concerns/</span></a></p>
Erik van Straten<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toot.cafe/@seaotta" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>seaotta</span></a></span> : I just wrote <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@ErikvanStraten/114179498434270268" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">infosec.exchange/@ErikvanStrat</span><span class="invisible">en/114179498434270268</span></a> *three* times in Firefox for Android.</p><p>Switching to another browser or converting images causes Alzheimers in Firefox: my text and images (plus Alt text) are GONE.</p><p>I know that I should close more browser tabs, but loosing text I just entered is simply unacceptible. I'm now considering to switch to a dedicated Mastodon app, loathing the idea of having to read about and select a reasonable (privacy and security) Mastodon app.</p><p>AARRGGHH</p><p>(tap Alt in the image for more info)</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Firefox</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/App" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>App</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/WebApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WebApp</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DataLoss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataLoss</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Upset" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Upset</span></a></p>
Threat Insight<p>New cyber threat research from Proofpoint highlights how attackers are adapting to law enforcement disruptions, leveraging trusted software to evade detection and compromise systems.</p><p>This blog details our team's findings: <a href="https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/threat-insight/remote-monitoring-and-management-rmm-tooling-increasingly-attackers-first-choice?campaign=2025&amp;utm_medium=social_organic" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">proofpoint.com/us/blog/threat-</span><span class="invisible">insight/remote-monitoring-and-management-rmm-tooling-increasingly-attackers-first-choice?campaign=2025&amp;utm_medium=social_organic</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>malware</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ransomware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ransomware</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/financialtheft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>financialtheft</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/dataloss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dataloss</span></a></p>
Sylvia<p>I just lost access to a substantial amount of issues on one of my <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/GitHub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GitHub</span></a> projects.</p><p>I would appreciate if people could help upvote <a href="https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/153161" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/orgs/community/disc</span><span class="invisible">ussions/153161</span></a> to get more attention.</p><p>GitHub staff won't even tell me how much data they've hidden from me, which is quite discouraging :(</p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/GitHub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GitHub</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/DataLoss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataLoss</span></a></p>
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