Online storage may be at risk

As virtual information storage becomes more popular, experts warn safeguarding your data will be an even greater challenge.

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Each time you log-into your web email or visit social media sites like Facebook or Flickr, or stream TV shows or movies, you are accessing a virtual world anyone can share, from anywhere.

Welcome to the cloud.

There is no guarantee your data in the cloud is ever 100 per cent secure.

Recent breaches at Sony Playstation network, Epsilon Data, even RSA security affected upwards of a 100 million people.

As virtual informationstorage becomes even more popular, experts warn safeguarding your data will be an even greater challenge.

There are some precautions experts say you can take.



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