Data Recovery Will Still be Available with iOS 12 USB Restricted Mode
By Jim Alcott, Data Recovery/Forensic Engineer On Monday at the Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple unveiled details of their upcoming iOS 12 operating system for iPhone and iPad smart devices, including one particular feature intended to improve personal data privacy and security. What is USB Restricted Mode? Currently, the USB lightning…
Video from Austin Evans: Don’t Let Me Save Your Data
Transcript Hey guys, this is Austin, and today I’m in an incredibly stylish suit for one reason. I’m about to go into this cleanroom to take a look to see how DriveSavers is able to save everything from a hard drive to an SSD to – importantly for what we’re going…
Inundated with Privacy Policy Emails? Here’s Why.
By Michael Hall, Chief Information Security Officer Chances are, your email box has been filling up for several weeks now with privacy updates and notifications of privacy policy changes coming from every kind of company, from Google to GoPro. The reason so many businesses are scrambling to update their privacy…
Marin Independent Journal and Diamond Certified: Mike Cobb – Digging for Data
Published in The Marin Independent Journal. Diamond Certified Expert Contributor Helpful Expertise from Owners of Local Top Rated Companies By James Florence, Diamond Certified Resource Reporter NOVATO — When asked how he got into the computer service industry, Mike Cobb says it all began with a high school job working for…
Save Your Smartphone from Summer
By Will DeLisi, NAND Flash Recovery Specialist, and Jim Alcott, Data Recovery/Forensic Engineer School is out and summer is officially here. What are your plans now? If you’re like most people, the beach will fit somewhere into your summer schedule. You will likely also visit a pool several times and…
USA Today: Even a Dead Hard Drive Can Give Away Your Private Info. Here’s How to Delete it for Good
Photo:Intel Originally published by USA Today. Reminder: Your data can survive on a dead hard drive. A hard drive crash is unnerving enough by itself — the tiny bundle of electronics that warehoused your data for years suddenly stops working, often with no warning. But when that drive is a…
Flash Memory Safety Tips for Wedding Photographers
By Will DeLisi, NAND Flash Recovery Specialist It’s mid-May and wedding season is fast approaching. Depending on where you are in the world, it’s already here! Have you ever lost the photos from a wedding shoot? Whether or not you have already experienced this, the very thought likely throws you…
Mother’s Day: Help Mom Protect Her Tech
How much understanding does your mom have of her devices? This Mother’s Day, give her the gift of your knowledge by helping her protect her tech. Here are a few articles to inspire ideas. Best Backup Solutions Your mom has probably heard of a backup before, but does she really…
Email Security Alert—Messages from Contacts
By Chris Rosa, DriveSavers IT Guru Be on the lookout for seemingly legitimate messages with attachments. Known Contact? In the real-life example below, Pamela received a reply to a message she had sent to a vendor earlier in the week. In the reply, she is asked to click on an…