What security issues could my system be exposed to via an unsecure memory card?

I’m working on an article that involves flash memory cards being put into machines that process and track sensitive information. The machines scan data from forms, then input the data into a database.
Supposing memory cards went unchecked … Continue reading What security issues could my system be exposed to via an unsecure memory card?

Hackaday Links: May 14, 2023

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It’s been a while since we heard from Dmitry Rogozin, the always-entertaining former director of Roscosmos, the Russian space agency. Not content with sending mixed messages about the future of …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: May 14, 2023

Is data retrieval from a broken NAND memory chip actually possible or not?

When it comes to monolith storage cards like microSDs, I know that it’s possible to retrieve data if there’s corruption using specialist software. Likewise, if there are problems with the circuitry, then a trained specialist can solder the… Continue reading Is data retrieval from a broken NAND memory chip actually possible or not?

Is there a fullproof way to safely erase SSD data, without physically destroying it?

During my search for an answer to this question I found that TRIM may not be reliable(https://blog.elcomsoft.com/2019/01/life-after-trim-using-factory-access-mode-for-imaging-ssd-drives/)as well as the ATA secure erasure, some have even sa… Continue reading Is there a fullproof way to safely erase SSD data, without physically destroying it?