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Petya/ExPetr was Data Killer, Not Ransomware

By Michael Hall, Chief Information Security Officer The malware attack that started in Eastern Europe in late June and quickly spread around the globe looks like it was not a ransom attack at all, but an all-out effort to destroy data, according to a security company that examined the program’s…

Ransomware Takes a New Turn—How WannaCry was Different

By Michael Hall, Chief Information Security Officer Last month, the ransomware known as WannaCry spread through the world at an astonishing rate, attacking hundreds of thousands of computers literally overnight and holding their data for ransom. In 2016, ransomware cost its victims approximately $1 billion. That’s $1 billion for all…

Digital Forensic Process—Preservation / Collection

By John Ahearne, Forensic Analyst This article is part of a series that delves into each step of the digital forensic process. If you missed one of the previous articles, you can read them at the links below: Digital Forensic Process—Introduction Digital Forensic Process—Identification Handling Digital Evidence Handling of evidence…

WannaCry Recovery Tips

By Mike Cobb, Director of Engineering Last month, the WannaCry/WannaCrypt ransomware tore through hundreds of thousands of computers overnight in a worldwide onslaught. If you are a victim, there is hope. Through in-depth study of the WannaCry ransomware, Kaspersky Labs has discovered that the code was poorly written and contains…

Hybrid Drive Technology: Pros and Cons

By Will DeLisi, NAND Flash Recovery Specialist What do you get when you combine a solid state drive with a traditional spinning hard drive? It’s a hybrid drive, which may very well be the best of both worlds. Solid state hybrid drives (SSHDs) combine a smaller, faster SSD with a…

Digital Forensics Process—Identification

  By Rene Novoa, Senior Manager of eDiscovery and Digital Forensics Identification is an extremely important first step in the forensic examination process. It directly impacts efforts to develop a plan of action and ultimately the success of the project. It also allows the customer to control cost. Identification Before…

Nature.com: Disks Back from the Dead

Originally published by Nature. Getting data off an ancient floppy disk or computer tape isn’t easy, but it can be done with the help of clever software, hardware and data recovery. In 2012, William Parker and his colleagues went hunting for a data set that tracked the growth of more than…

Drobo Partners With DriveSavers to Offer Free Data Recovery Service Plans

SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Drobo, the maker of award-winning storage solutions for businesses, professionals and consumers, and DriveSavers, the worldwide leader in data recovery services, today announced an exclusive agreement that offers new Drobo customers a free DriveSavers Data Recovery Service Plan. Drobo customers that register a new device now have…

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