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Comment on Recovering a Legend: Technical Details of Recovering Robert Goulet’s Legacy by Encryption: Challenges in Data Recovery | Gillware Data Recovery

Encryption: Challenges in Data Recovery | Gillware Data Recovery — Mon, 24 Sep 2018 16:13:13 +0000

[…] as it stands there is still a dichotomy between data security and recoverability. In some cases, our engineers have been able to recover data from self-encrypting drives using some cool techniques, but most of the time, without a key, the data is […]

Comment on Cloudbleed: What It Means for Users and MSPs by Dragons in the Cloud: What Can We Learn from Amazon S3?

Dragons in the Cloud: What Can We Learn from Amazon S3? — Mon, 24 Sep 2018 15:44:53 +0000

[…] Amazon S3 outage, much like the Cloudbleed scare from earlier in February, serves as another reminder to MSPs that no matter who’s at fault, helping your client get back […]

Comment on Western Digital HDD Repair: Winter is Coming by Hard Drive in Freezer Data Recovery Is a Myth. Don't Do It

Hard Drive in Freezer Data Recovery Is a Myth. Don't Do It — Fri, 21 Sep 2018 16:26:48 +0000

[…] our hard disk platter burnishing tools in hand, the freezer trick doesn’t provide nearly as insurmountable a challenge to data recovery anymore, but it still requires additional work from our engineers—work that wouldn’t have been […]

Comment on Data Recovery 101: Cleaning Hard Drive Platters by Hard Drive in Freezer Data Recovery Is a Myth. Don't Do It

Hard Drive in Freezer Data Recovery Is a Myth. Don't Do It — Fri, 21 Sep 2018 16:18:32 +0000

[…] the years before we developed our platter burnishing technology, many of these were hopeless cases. And the saddest thing about them was that before the hard […]

Comment on Data Recovery 101: Platters by Hard Drive in Freezer Data Recovery Is a Myth. Don't Do It

Hard Drive in Freezer Data Recovery Is a Myth. Don't Do It — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 22:01:33 +0000

[…] second idea is that the cold will cause the hard disk platters to ever-so-slightly contract, and this will somehow unstick read/write heads that have crashed onto […]

Comment on Four Data Recovery Myths Busted by Hard Drive in Freezer Data Recovery Is a Myth. Don't Do It

Hard Drive in Freezer Data Recovery Is a Myth. Don't Do It — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 21:56:00 +0000

[…] our blog, we’ve talked about a few of the common data recovery myths floating around the Internet. Some of these, like simple control board swaps, we’ve discussed at […]

Comment on Gillware’s Ransomware Prevention Guidelines by WannaCry: A New Y2K In the Making? | IT Security | Gillware

WannaCry: A New Y2K In the Making? | IT Security | Gillware — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 21:04:03 +0000

[…] All organizations, large and small alike, need to take cybersecurity much more seriously. Find out what you can do to protect yourself from ransomware or other cyber intrusions with Gillware’s ransomware prevention guide. […]

Comment on Water Damaged HDDs: Recovering Your Data After a Flood by Hard Drive in Freezer Data Recovery Is a Myth. Don't Do It

Hard Drive in Freezer Data Recovery Is a Myth. Don't Do It — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 18:34:39 +0000

[…] hard drive, and you certainly don’t want to run a drive with water inside it. Our blog post on water damaged hard drives explains why in greater detail. Put simply, the hard drive freezer trick can easily lead to […]

Comment on USB Data Recovery Case Study: A Cautionary Tale by USB Recovery Case Study: Why Is Your USB Not Recognized? | Gillware

USB Recovery Case Study: Why Is Your USB Not Recognized? | Gillware — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 18:29:22 +0000

[…] chip. Corruption can happen without any seeming cause due to normal wear and tear, or can happen if a flash device is mishandled while running. This can cause the USB drive to fail or appear unformatted. Aside from the glaring “Death Star […]

Comment on When it Does Not Compute: A Look at Logical Data Recovery by Power Outage Data Recovery: Western Digital AAKX | Gillware

Power Outage Data Recovery: Western Digital AAKX | Gillware — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 16:37:04 +0000

[…] recovery software can only recover data that has been lost due to logical failure, such as file deletion, accidental reformatting, or filesystem corruption. If the logical […]