data storage

Seagate Technology Holdings, the data storage company traded on Nasdaq under STX, is being examined for its dividend quality and coverage, with analysis aimed at income investors weighing the reliability of its payout. Discussion centers on whether the company's cash flow and earnings adequately support its dividend distribution for shareholders seeking steady income.

Cybersecurity commentators are highlighting ransomware-resistant cloud storage as a key tool for business continuity. The discussion focuses on immutable object storage, which prevents attackers from altering or deleting backups, ensuring companies can restore data after an attack. Advocates argue that as ransomware incidents keep rising, protecting backup copies has become essential rather than optional for organisations of all sizes.

TechInformed examines ROT data — redundant, obsolete and trivial files that organisations keep long past their usefulness — and argues it poses a growing cybersecurity risk. Stored but forgotten information can hide sensitive material from outdated systems, expanding the attack surface for breaches and driving up storage costs. The piece urges companies to audit and dispose of legacy data rather than letting it accumulate unchecked.