When collecting email evidence for use in litigation, whether it’s criminal or civil in nature, it is imperative that emails be obtained in a lawful, repeatable and defensible manner. If they are not, they may not be admissible in court. Obtaining Emails for Criminal Investigations There are three legal methods…
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 of Digital Evidence Forensic digital analysis is the…
By Mike Cobb, Director of Engineering Meet Ron Cen Ron begins each workday by stepping across flooring topped with sticky material that collects contaminants from the bottom of his shoes on his way into a small changing room. After closing the door behind him, Ron suits up in a special…
By Mike Cobb, Director of Engineering In a cloud-based data storage business, there is no actual magic cloud. Storage drives are housed in data centers where technicians maintain and protect copies of important customer information for a fee. For the past four years, Backblaze, a U.S.-based cloud data storage company,…
By Mike Cobb, Director of Engineering Wine country in California is currently overcome with a series of fifteen wildfires that began late Sunday evening, October 8, and continue to burn across Sonoma, Napa and Lake counties. High winds of fifty miles per hour fed the fires, which grew into a…
By Michael Hall, Chief Information Security Officer Founded in 1899, Equifax is the oldest of the three largest credit agencies along with the other two being Experian and TransUnion. These companies offer credit and demographic data and services to businesses. They also sell credit monitoring and fraud-prevention services directly to…
In the aftermath of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, DriveSavers received hundreds of wet computers, drives and phones. Some drives arrived packaged in Ziplock bags with wet sponges. Houston-based photographer Taylor Golden had to be rescued from her home. Along with four adults and four dogs, she took refuge on the…
By Will DeLisi, NAND Flash Recovery Specialist iOS 11, Apple’s newest operating system for the iPhone and iPad, is ready for action. Before upgrading, however, there are some important steps to follow. Step 1: Back Up Your iOS Device First, back up everything important on the device. It’s important. Why?…
By guest writer Jarrod Rice, Content Marketing Manager for OWC It’s not if… it’s when. No matter which type of HDD you pick up to store your valuable data or how well you take care of it, it will eventually fail. It’s a fact that Backblaze knows intimately. The online…
Originally published by Tamara Rubin. Every now and then I like to take a moment to shout out a BIG “Thank you” to a special friend, fan or follower. Today I’d like to put my friends at DriveSavers Data Recovery in the spotlight! In life’s journey you never know where you…
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