Technology Infographics

Data security is a hot button for all businesses. However for banks, it is particularly critical due to the nature of the information they store as well as increasing compliance regulations. This infographic from CenturyLink that shows just how often our sensitive information is exposed and how organizations are fighting fraud.

There is a circle of life that makes the Tech Startup Ecosystem self-sustainable. This infographic places a magnifying glass up to each specimen to determine its role, predators, and prey. Take caution: this ecosystem rests in a delicate balance and is for your viewing pleasure only.

There is a phenomenon sweeping the digital nation. It’s called the “Pass Back” and it can be seen in restaurants, doctor offices, grocery stores and banks all across the country. Parents are sharing their smartphones and tablets with their kids to entertain and educate while running errands around town and at home.

You may have thought QR codes were something fairly new. However, they have been around since 1994. Check out this infographic provided by System ID – The Leader in Barcode Scanners and find out what you may not know about QR codes.

This compelling infographic from ClickSoftware explores how the mobile revolution has connected people in business and life, as well as what the future may hold.

With the increase in smart phone usage as well as mobile devices such as tablets, paying for things via those mobile devices is becoming more commonplace. Just as Internet commerce changes the way we shop and the way companies conduct business, using mobile devices to pay for things is bringing in a whole new era of change and transformation.

Believe it or not, the average connected consumer is not your typical texting teenager or a hipster with more devices than flannel shirts. In this infographic by Zmags, you will see that she is 40 years old, earns $63,000 and owns several Web-ready devices. She’s all over Facebook, loves to browse catalogs and is enthusiastic about shopping via her devices.

With the growing number of Smartphone users, what will be the key trends for mobile in 2012? This infographic from Vocal highlights the direction mobile is taking in terms of apps and services and what consumers and businesses should look out for in 2012.

More and more of our lives are taking place online which means that quite regularly we are trusting our personal information to the cloud. Unfortunately, it seems we still have not learned how to protect ourselves. This infographic is the results of a study conducted in 2011 with 300 people ranging from high school students to adults that looks at the mistakes that are made with passwords.

Remember what the storage capacity of hard drives was in 1973, or how much a single GB of hard drive storage would have cost you in the 80′s? How about when floppy drives (remember those) were first introduced to the computing world? SPAMfighter has put together some data about hard drives and storage devices in this handy infographic timeline.