Originally published on the WD Blog. By Alfredo D. Troche, Senior Marketing Communications Specialist, WD Let’s face it, any data that’s not backed up frequently is in danger. And when data loss happens to you, it can seem like the end of the world. Data storage, regardless of the form factor—rotational hard…
How many people do you know that have dropped their phone in water? Chances are you know at least two or three. If the data on a water-logged phone is backed up, then the data is safe. Just buy another phone, restore data from the backup and the new phone…
Originally published by Recode. Forensics experts talk about how investigators were able to put Humpty Dumpty back together. By Dawn Chmielewski FBI Director James Comey used a jigsaw puzzle analogy to describe how investigators pieced together Hillary Clinton’s email correspondence over the four years she served as secretary of state…
By Mike Cobb, Director of Engineering Ransomware is a quickly growing problem. There were nearly 2,500 cases of ransomware reported to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) in 2015 alone, and victims paid over 1.6 million dollars to unlock their data. 2016 is shaping up to show even larger…
Originally published on the Verizon Blog. By Angela Stringfellow Just a few years ago, cell phone security was the last thing on most users’ minds. But today, keeping your data secure on your smartphones is just as critical as securing your desktop and laptop computers. Perhaps even more so, given the…
Originally published by ABC News affiliate WPBF 25 News. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The families of Austin Stephanos and Perry Cohen were back in court Thursday to discuss the next steps when it comes to Austin’s recovered iPhone. Tequesta teenagers Austin Stephanos and Perry Cohen left for a fishing…
Originally published by SunSentinal. By Lynda Figueredo The iPhone that belonged to Austin Stephanos, one of two missing teens who disappeared at sea in July 2015. (Courtesy) Attorneys for the families of Austin Stephanos and Perry Cohen were back in court on Thursday. They plan to send Stephanos’ recovered iPhone…
By Michael Hall, Chief Information Security Officer If you operate a small company, you may not think your information is valuable enough to be hacked, but you’re wrong. Hackers love small businesses because many do not properly protect their data, making them easier targets to hit. If you are not…
By Mike Cobb, Director of Engineering Hundreds of broken, damaged and malfunctioning iPhones are sent to DriveSavers every month for data recovery. Despite having the best smartphone success rate in the industry, we aren’t able to recover all of them. Many factors are involved, some of which we’ll go into…
By Mike Cobb, DriveSavers Director of Engineering Simple mistakes can lead to horrific consequences when computers are involved. Just ask the British businessman who, in this story at least, wound up losing everything with the touch of a button. It was the “enter” button on his computer keyboard. And it…
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