Originally published by LegalTech News. By Bob Mehr, Sr. Legal Services Advisor at DriveSavers Tom Brady’s spoliation sanction could have been avoided, or at least different if he had followed simple information governance and preservation steps. Football fan or not, you’ve no doubt heard of “Deflategate,” the controversy that ultimately…
DriveSavers was the first company to recover data from a failed iPhone and we’re ready to help if you lose anything important on the new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus that were released in September. Our engineers have already torn apart the new phone to document all of the…
By Michael Hall, Chief Information Security Officer If you’re a regular reader of our blog, you are already familiar with phishing emails from an article we posted earlier this year, Don’t Get Caught by Phishing or Other Email Attacks. Phishing is a tactic used by criminals to disguise themselves in…
Originally published by TechRepublic. By Evan Koblentz You can’t fix stupid. That’s the gist of the message from a data recovery expert at DriveSavers, who shared some war stories with TechRepublic. DriveSavers, a specialist in restoring data from damaged disks, just broke a decades-old trend among technology vendors by openly discussing…
Originally published by ITProPortal. By Michael Hall, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at DriveSavers Keep reading for a single set of guidelines to follow that can be applied to all industry regulations at once. From HIPAA to SOX, whether you work for an organization controlled by compliance standards or you are…
By Mike Cobb, Director of Engineering Keeping your data safe and out of harm’s way can make all the difference when recovering from a disaster. Accounting and project files can get a business back up and running. Family photos and videos can help bring back laughter and a sense of…
Originally published by Information Security Buzz. By Mike Cobb, Director of Engineering at DriveSavers Did you know that Pokémon Go, the smartphone app that became an overnight worldwide sensation, could actually provide cybercriminals an entry point to your business and personal files? Company security directors were already wringing their hands over…
Originally published by SC Magazine. By Robert Abel, Content Coordinator/Reporter Proofpoint researchers spotted that were related to Pokémon GO across Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr platforms, 167 were fraudulent. Despite a significant drop off in active users, the popularity of Pokémon Go is continuing to attract scammers looking to exploit users in search…
Originally published by App Developer Magazine. By Mike Cobb, Director of Engineering at DriveSavers Pokémon Go, the smartphone game that became an overnight worldwide sensation, may be more than the latest technology must-have. The cute augmented reality app could actually provide cybercriminals an entry point to your business and personal files…
Originally published by IPMA HR. By Rene Novoa Many businesses have gone paperless, choosing to keep important documents, including those prepared and maintained by their human resources departments, stored digitally rather than in file cabinets. Going paperless provides businesses with a number of benefits, including search-friendliness and storage efficiency. It also introduces new data that is not…
