Magnetic tape, like the data stored on it, refuses to die

26 September 2017 00:00:00 EDT

The magnetic tape is by no means dead The advantages of magnetic tape are obvious: the unbeatable low cost of storage media in relation to the storage space, not to mention the enormously long...

19 September 2017 00:00:00 EDT

The future of data storage is flash media - here's why

In 2013, Samsung, Toshiba and SanDisk lead the global NAND flash market and in 2016, Western Digital made moves to purchase SanDisk in a deal worth nearly $19 billion. Now Toshiba, with joint venture...

15 September 2017 00:00:00 EDT

Here's how NVMe is making your SSD faster

Traditional, mechanical hard disk drives (HDDs) are a long way from being obsolete. However, sales of chip-based solid state drives (SSDs) are constantly increasing and are widely considered to be...

07 September 2017 00:00:00 EDT

Why does your brand new USB stick have data on it?

Finding Evidence In March at the International Computer Forensics Conference, experts and law enforcement collaborators spoke of new challenges that investigators face when trying to attain proof of...

25 August 2017 00:00:00 EDT

Top 10 ways to ruin your electronic devices on a bank holiday weekend (or holidays)

Summer, sun, beach and sea - the perfect combination for a relaxing holiday for most people but not so much for our electronic companions. 1. Sun Smartphones or tablets do not tolerate sunlight very...

17 August 2017 00:00:00 EDT

How to recover your own data without data recovery software

Given that you’re reading the blog from a data recovery company, you probably already know that “deleted” data does not immediately disappear from a drive, it is simply marked for overwriting by the...

03 August 2017 00:00:00 EDT

Using Docker containers? Beware of these security risks

Docker can efficiently create, ship and run containers. A container wraps an application’s software into an invisible box with everything it needs to run. This includes the operating system,...

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