October 10, 2008, 9:58 am
Informative articles always help everyone as they result in knowledge addition. Keeping the same thought in mind, the links this week point to some very informative articles, which will surely help you.
- Computers are now weapons used to steal people’s identity, defraud companies of trade secrets, or prey on children online. Such cyber threats must be tackled in a proper way. Read more
- Your hard drive got corrupted and you fear the possibility of losing your important data. Heres when data recovery can help you. Michael Stankard explains how hard drives work, why they fail and what you as users can do to protect your data. Read more
- A new research center will study ways to improve personal identification management on the Internet to combat identity theft and fraud, narcotics and cyber terrorism. Read more
August 29, 2008, 11:39 am
Here are this week’s links to some special topics on forensics and related topics.
1. An essential guide to computer data recovery for IT professionals. Read more
2. A unique presentation highlighting the importance of Mobile Forensics. Read more
3. A real life example, wherein an anonymous hacker posted details of millions of residents online - just to highlight the data protection problems in Chile. Read more
August 28, 2008, 11:24 am
Many times it happens that we face the situation of data loss. In such cases, depending upon the importance of the lost data - we take appropriate steps to recover it. Given below are the 7 simple tips, which should be followed while recovering the lost data.
1. Do not use your system. When you use the computer the chances of overwriting and irreparable loss are extremely high.
2. Do not try and copy any files to or from your disk.
3. Never connect to the internet until the lost data has been recovered.
4. Try and free space on the disk that contains lost files. Empty the recycle bin and browser cache.
5. Avoid removing the cover of hard drive or any other component.
6. Call in the data recovery experts.
7. Package the drive properly when you send it in to a data recovery specialist.
