Collaborate Disseminate
You might think the era of the 3.5 inch “floppy” disk is over, and of course, you’d be right. But when has that ever stopped hackers before? Just because these …read more Continue reading Adafruit Hack Chat Helps You Copy That Floppy
When it comes to ransomware, it’s a matter of when not if. The data tells the tale. Both the volume and types of ransomware attacks are on the rise. Plus, attackers aren’t just after enterprises. They now target businesses of all shapes and sizes. That way, they increase their chances of breaching security perimeters and […]
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Here is my situation. I have error as unknown disk on external hard drive from USB (hdd not ssd) after optimization and windows explorer failure (just process hanged in Windows10, and after kill explorer process and run again not helped, t… Continue reading Unknown disk on external after optimization and windows explorer failure [migrated]
I wrote two sets of scripts for use on linux in root environment to sanitise storage drives. Would like to seek your advice on the implementations (Is is redundant? Is it an overkill or could the scripts be simplified?)
Script A (Targeting… Continue reading Opinions on Data Sanitisation (SSD/HDD/USB flashdrives) [closed]
Hard drives are fragile and reliable all at once. It’s entirely possible to have a hard drive fail, even if your data is still in perfect condition on the magnetic …read more Continue reading Controller Swaps Can Save an HDD If You Do It Right
When performing a factory reset on Android devices, it is my understanding that the pointers to the data located in the SD card are simply erased while the data itself remains intact, waiting for future overwriting.
However, I have recentl… Continue reading Can SD cards on mobile phones and tablets truly be erased?
When thinking of encrypting a file (also how I implemented it in a program of mine), I think of getting the data of a file, encrypting it, and writing it back into the file (overwriting the file).
But actually, is that the usual way of enc… Continue reading Encrypting file = Overwriting file?
Does it affect data recovery, etc.?
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I sold an laptop recently, but didn’t care to do a secure erase to make sure there wasn’t any data left. After a long time, I suddenly realized that I shouldn’t have be so careless and began to worry about my data since it could be easily … Continue reading What should I do if my sensitive information is potentially leaked?
I’m debating dragging all my files onto an external hard drive manually – rather than a time machine backup – and then pulling over any specific files I need if I ever need them.
Afterwards, I’ll factory reset my computer, as I’m concerned… Continue reading Is "drag-drop files" computer backup sufficient to avoid most malware/ have all my files?