In October of 2017, California suffered a number of devastating wildfires. DriveSavers responded by offering free data recovery service for devices damaged by the wildfires. Watch the video above to experience the story of one iPhone, lost in the fires when a rescue team was transporting horses and livestock out of…
By Chris Rosa, IT Guru It is a well-documented fact that things can and do happen to data storage devices: they wear out, overheat, suffer from manufacturer defects, mechanical failures, go through disasters like fires or floods, burn out from a power surge or any number of possibilities. Data storage…
By Will DeLisi, NAND Flash Recovery Specialist Updated June 15, 2018 In short, it’s not. The market has become flooded (pun intended) with water-resistant phones, but it is important to remember that water-resistant is NOT the same as waterproof. Don’t get me wrong—water resistance is AWESOME, especially when it comes…
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…
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…
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…
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: Introduction Identification Preservation/Collection Analysis In this article, we outline certain digital…
By Will DeLisi, NAND Flash Recovery Specialist Updated March 16, 2018 It’s Spring Cleaning time! Don’t forget that powerful device we all use almost every hour of every day: our smartphones. Here are some maintenance tips for you. Back Up, Back Up, Back Up! Back up your data by making copies…
Mike Cobb tells his personal story of the Sonoma/Napa wildfires. Mike Cobb, DriveSavers Director of Engineering, uses personal tragedy to help explain why we should all be protecting our business and personal information from potential loss, and how to do just that. Listen to Mike’s Story in His Own Words…
By Mike Cobb, Director of Engineering Updated March 1, 2018 Spring is here and it’s time to add technology to your list of seasonal cleaning chores. Here’s your Tech Spring Cleaning list. Back Up We always recommend triple redundancy, meaning that the same important data is located in three places—one…
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