6 simple tips to protect yourself against ransomware
Hardly a day goes by without a corporate IT system or a privately owned computer being infected by ransomware. Every time the result is same: the victims are blackmailed with high monetary demands....
Always Encrypt USB Sticks when Traveling with Information
USB sticks have become much smaller, can contain more data, and with USB 3.0, are faster than ever before. But due to their size, USB sticks have a downside: They can be easily lost. My partner...
Recovering Deleted Data: A Dell EMC Storage Success Story
Accidents happen. When it comes to data, a single slip of the finger while running a command is all it takes for critical information to go missing from your hard drive. Fortunately, Ontrack performs...
Where on earth is cloud data actually located?
Think of cloud computing and the first thing that comes to mind is usually a mainstream application like Google Drive, Dropbox or iCloud, but there is a lot more to it than you might think. Firstly...
Understanding corrupt Hard Drives | Ontrack Blog
What is a corrupted hard drive and what are the symptoms? Data corruption is a state where the data within a file or storage device is altered from its original state, causing it to behave...
Data Recovery 101: Logical Data Loss or Physical Data Loss?
Now that you’ve thoroughly explored the details of your data loss scenario, it’s time to diagnose which type of data loss has occurred. Logical Data Loss This Samsung Galaxy S8 was run over by a...
How to make your data backup failure proof?
Most people will experience a form of data loss at least once in their lifetime. Knowing this fact, it is even more important to ensure any data you may have is backed-up, so you don’t find yourself...