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SSD: What Happens When System Area Corruption Occurs

Scenario: System Area Corruption There are different types of corruption that can occur in an SSD. In this article, the specific type we will be discussing is more commonly known as “system area corruption.” We’re all familiar with operating systems (OS) and file systems. What you may not be aware…

Medical Data: Tempting Target for Cyber Theft

Data breaches are a fact of life nowadays, so it’s not exactly surprising to learn of another hack in which more than 4.5 million medical patient records were recently stolen from Community Health, a Tennessee health care company. One of the largest hospital groups in the country, Community Health has…

SSD: What Happens When Files are Accidentally Deleted

Scenario: Data Deletion Data deletion occurs when a user deletes data and then empties the recycle/trash bin. TRIM Command In order to maintain optimal performance, all modern solid-state drives utilize the TRIM command. When enabled, this command executes automatically to delete and reset data that has been “Trashed” or “Recycled” and prepare…

Trends in Security of Data Recovery Operations

Using an Unscrupulous Data Recovery Vendor Can Result in Loss or Theft of Sensitive and Confidential Information (Novato, CA – January 10, 2012) – DriveSavers Data Recovery, the worldwide leader in data recovery services, announced today that the Ponemon Institute, a privacy and information management research firm, identifies in its second annual study, Trends in…

Is Your Data Safe at a Data Recovery Company?

With any data recovery company, you should never assume anything, especially when it comes to security. DriveSavers guarantees the confidentiality and security of customer data. No exceptions. Every year the company undergoes a SOC 2 Type II audit that reviews the myriad of security and privacy protocols DriveSavers has in place to…

Secure and Confidential… Protected

When you lose data and look for help in getting it back, security and confidentiality aren’t the first thoughts that come to mind, but they should be No. 2 and No. 3. At DriveSavers, we’ve been recovering data from a wide range of failed storage devices since 1985. A lot…

Legally Speaking of Cell Phones

The abundance of personal and private information contained in cell phones has compelled the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that police will need a search warrant to legally examine the contents of a cell phone, subsequent to an arrest (Riley v. California). “These cases require us to decide how the…

SanDisk & Fusion-io Target the SSD Data Center Storage Market

When SanDisk bought Fusion-io for $1.1 billion earlier this month, it acquired more than a solid-state storage company. It gained access to Fusion-io’s big data center customers, like Apple and Facebook. The data center landscape is changing, with solid-state storage taking a leading role. The stakes are huge as providers…

SSD Landscape Shifts with Seagate’s SandForce Acquisition

Change is in the wind and it’s shaking up the solid-state drive industry. Seagate paid $450 million last week to acquire parts of LSI from Avago. The two jewels Seagate picked up in the deal are the LSI Flash Components Division (which includes the important Sand Force controller technology) and…

Star Trek: The Lost Files

The plot resembles science fiction, but it’s rooted in fact. Fans of the Star Trek television series will recognize the key player, Gene Roddenberry, as the man who masterminded the popular show and its cast of memorable characters: Captain Kirk, Science Officer Spock, Dr. McCoy and the rest of the…

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