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Top 5 offshore hosting locations (and the bottom 5)
Companies choose to host their data offshore for a variety of reasons. But for the most part, business owners seek to store their data in another country to take advantage of robust security, low-latency, reliability, and freedom from government intrusion.
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Is this the end of end-to-end encryption?
President Donald Trump’s tenure as the leader of the free world has been anything but predictable. From incoherent rants on Twitter to threats against sovereign nations, we have seen it all. But the latest coming out of the oval office gives as all cause for concern.
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What’s cloud encryption?
At the beginning of the 20th century, oil was the most valuable commodity. A hundred years later, oil has been replaced by data as the most important commodity (and with good reason).
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Every 7th person is a victim of cybercrime
Cybercrime is growing exponentially. As the world goes digital, the situation is only going to get worse. In fact, we're all moving targets for bad actors.
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Germany seeks to prohibit end-to-end encryption
Over the last few years, governments around the world have attempted to ban encryption. Some have even succeeded. But what are the implications for privacy and security?
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How does government censorship affect business?
Governments around the world engage in internet censorship for a variety of reasons. However, this approach can have far-reaching consequences for local businesses.
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Artmotion featured on Forbes.com
Companies concerned about keeping their data safe from prying governments are turning to Swiss datacenters that have the security of national laws which protect information from the other countries.
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Article about Artmotion on Computerweekly.com
Is Switzerland turning into a cloud-haven in the wake of the Prism scandal? Enterprises are using Swiss cloud providers to host data, because of their tighter privacy culture, following the NSA surveillance revelations.
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The Independent.co.uk stated that Switzerland can provide a safe haven for your data
Switzerland is rapidly building a niche industry of secure data storage. While the US National Security Agency seems able to use EU treaty rules as an excuse to snoop on us at will, it has no such right in Switzerland.
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Artmotion featured on Zdnet.com
If the US and European governments can get access to data stored in the cloud, then it might be better to store it in on servers in a neutral country, such as Switzerland. If so, Artmotion hopes to benefit...
Learn moreSwitzerland exports six times more IT services than cheese
According to a new survey of ictswitzerland.ch., Switzerland exports six times more IT Services than cheese and chocolate combined
Learn moreArtmotion boosts data privacy with enhanced encryption
To further increase the security of its clients’ data, Swiss data center provider Artmotion has introduced dedicated encrypted servers as part of its secure service offering.
Learn moreTop 15 countries for safe data storage
A new Data Danger Zones report from secure data center Artmotion ranked more than 170 nations on their abilities to keep digital information safe, private and secure.
Learn moreSwitzerland: From Banking Paradise To Data Safe Zone
Attracted by the country's political neutrality and ironclad privacy laws, a growing number of people and companies are choosing to keep their sensitive information in the nation's servers.
Learn moreArtmotion's public statement on Data-economy.com
Artmotion said this combined with a rapid increase in people expressing unfavorable opinions about the US more generally, could have a “severely detrimental impact” to the cloud computing industry.
Learn moreAnalysis from Artmotion forecasts billions in losses due to the Trump effect
According to Artmotion, the US cloud computing industry stands to lose more than $10 billion by 2020 as a result of President Trump’s increasingly shaky reputation on data privacy.
Learn moreArtmotion's report on data prosecutions featured on Itproportal.com
The report says that out of 14,000 data protection complaints made against the financial sector in the last five years, less than 0.1 percent resulted in criminal prosecutions.
Learn moreArtmotion has been selected as finalist on EuropeanCEO.com
The judges felt that given the security surrounding Artmotion's cloud, uniquely positioned the company to offer a first-rate service combined with unrivaled protection.
Learn moreHow much is your personal or company data worth?
The study of a thousand Brits, undertaken by Swiss data center Artmotion, found that 49 percent of respondents would only sell their personal or company data for £1 million or more.
Learn moreForbes.com on Swiss Data Secrecy and Artmotion
The Swiss reputation for low taxation and secrecy is well known when it comes to money, but it's also becoming a popular place to store data, thanks to the country's strict data-protection laws.
Learn moreAre Swiss cloud firms - the new Swiss bank account?
With data privacy fears at an all-time high following Prism, FISA, and the Patriot Act can Swiss cloud firms join their financial services compatriots in offering truly private services?
Learn moreOnly 8% of Asian countries are safe for data privacy.
The Data Danger Zones report combines analysis of five key factors for data privacy - political instability, corruption, the risk of natural disasters, quality of infrastructure, risk of internal conflicts, and risk of terrorism.
Learn morePrivacy fears have businesses looking for data 'safe havens'
Following recent privacy scandals, a survey states that three quarters (or 76 percent) of IT decision makers would move their organization’s data to another country as a result of privacy concerns.
Learn moreUS Firms bank on Swiss data centers
Switzerland has a well-deserved reputation, and now it's hoping to ‘cash in’ on that legacy by providing a similar refuge for something that some say is even more valuable than our money – our data.
Learn moreInterview featured on Itproportal.com
An interview about PRISM, privacy issues, Switzerland's legendary neutrality, and much more.
Learn moreSecurity concerns create new data opportunities for a Swiss security firm
Edward Snowden's revelations about PRISM have drawn attention to a data center alternative from Switzerland.
Learn moreIs the U.S. cloud services sector slowing down?
Artmotion Ltd. released a statement stating that the U.S. cloud industry stands to lose more than $10 billion by 2020 as a result of American President Donald Trump’s “increasingly shaky reputation on data privacy.”
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