Digital Data: Under Pressure From Climate Change?
Climate change and its effects are now more prevalent than ever. It is becoming more common that access to our personal data, photos and memories and critical business information is being affected....
Data Loss Prevention (DLP) vs. Data Loss
Sometimes marketing experts lead the ordinary computer user (or even IT administrators) in the wrong direction such as with the term Data Loss Prevention (DLP). When you search the internet for tools...
End of Support for ibi Devices: What You Need to Know
As of August 31st, 2024, Western Digital has officially ended support and services for all ibi devices. If you're an ibi device owner, you might be wondering how this impacts your ability to access...
Hard drive failures: Different Types
It's highly likely that every user of computer equipment will, at one time or another, have to deal with data loss due to a hard drive failure. Indeed, no hard drive is infallible... As the market...
IBM Storwize Data Recovery: A Breakthrough Case for the Books
The complex nature of IBM Storwize’s virtual RAID data storage system has become notorious in the data recovery industry over the years. So, when a client called on Ontrack’s engineers to restore 120...
The Threats of Hacking: Part 1
Before we begin, we must ask ourselves the question: what is hacking? Hacking is the intrusion, by a person or an organization, of a computer system with the aim of obtaining protected and...
Protecting Your Data From The Threats of Hacking: Part 2
In the tough world of IT, there are still actions which can save your data from hacking and viruses. Use common sense It is the first tool to prevent against hackers. First, beware of suspicious...