HPE warns of impending SSD disk doom
The company has revealed that many of its SSDs are set to permanently fail by default after 32,768 hours of operation. Continue reading HPE warns of impending SSD disk doom
Category Archives: SSD
Can file recovery tools recover deleted small files from SSD drive’s NTFS Master File Table?
According to this page and site, small files are kept in Master File Table when filesystem is NTFS.
Let’s assume that computer is using Windows 10 and a SSD drive with TRIM support. If a user manually deletes a file smaller than 1kb from… Continue reading Can file recovery tools recover deleted small files from SSD drive’s NTFS Master File Table?
Is shred, srm, or wipe, considered good enough against forensics (when using with ext4)? [duplicate]
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Is GNU shred relevant for SSDs?
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Debian10 ext4; not using a “hdd” but r… Continue reading Is shred, srm, or wipe, considered good enough against forensics (when using with ext4)? [duplicate]
How sufficient are these steps to prevent deleted SSD files from being recovered?
I’m selling a 4-year-old Dell PC with Windows 10 and two SSDs and I want to be sure that nobody can recover anything from my personal deleted files. So far I’ve done the following.
Completely Bitlocker encrypt both disks,… Continue reading How sufficient are these steps to prevent deleted SSD files from being recovered?
Intel patches SSD firmware and microprocessor diagnostic tool
Intel has issued security updates for two of its products which enterprise and expert users will want to patch as soon as possible. Continue reading Intel patches SSD firmware and microprocessor diagnostic tool
Is Opal-based full disk encryption fully working for Linux?
I’d like to know whether I can realistically use hardware based full disk encryption with Linux, both at start-up after putting the computer to sleep.
Ideally I would like it to just work, regardless of what OS is running, a… Continue reading Is Opal-based full disk encryption fully working for Linux?
How to tell if the Hard Drive is SSD or HDD in Windows 10
You may have recently bought a hard drive, but then you are not confused if the hard drive is SSD…
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Researchers fight ransomware attacks by leveraging properties of flash-based storage
Ransomware continues to pose a serious threat to organizations of all sizes. In a new paper, “Project Almanac: A Time-Traveling Solid State Drive,” University of Illinois students Chance Coats and Xiaohao Wang and Assistant Professor Jian H… Continue reading Researchers fight ransomware attacks by leveraging properties of flash-based storage
Transcend SSD Scope : Maintain a healthy and efficient SSD
One of the most significant advantages of using software and hardware built by the same company is…
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Sensitive data can lurk on second-hand hard drives
Birth certificates, photographs, names, email addresses, credit card details, social security numbers. All to be found on used hard drives for sale on eBay.
Read more in my article on the Bitdefender Business Insights blog.
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