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NBC Bay Area News: Man’s Hard Drive Trouble Leads to ‘Extortion’

Originally published by NBC Bay Area News. David Platt feels as though he is being blackmailed. And he fears his identity will be stolen in the process. “It’s wrong,” Platt said. “It’s just wrong.” Here’s the situation: When his hard drive crashed, David sent the disk away for recovery. The company…

Tax Season: Potential Payday for Hackers

By Michael Hall, Chief Information Security Officer Updated February 8, 2018 The bad guys are getting really good at slipping into unprotected computer systems and obtaining tax files and other private information without your knowledge or permission. If you are filing your income taxes online this season, please beware of…

Video: An Alaskan Adventure

Technology moves quickly. Data recovery moves quickly as well. Bernard Zink’s Alaskan adventure story from 2010 shows how advanced DriveSavers has always been when it comes to data recovery of flash memory devices, but it also shows how far we have come since then. Bernard’s Story In 2010, Bernard Zink,…

Seagate Multi Actuator Technology: Data Recovery

By Mike Cobb, Director of Engineering Capacity Versus Performance Rapid advances in technology have catapulted the amount of data that can be stored by single devices to higher and higher levels. Hard disk drives (HDDs) lead the game against solid state drives (SSDs) when it comes to storage capacity; however,…

Internet-connected Children’s Toys: 5 Safety Tips

By Michael Hall, DriveSavers Chief Information Security Officer Now that the holidays are over and every present has been opened and tested, you may want to take a closer look at any new devices in your household. Run an online search for “internet-connected children’s toys” and you’ll find pages and…

DriveSavers Data Recovery Opens First Location in Europe

U.S. leader in data recovery expands service to London (NOVATO, Calif. January 16, 2018)—DriveSavers, the worldwide leader in data recovery, eDiscovery and digital forensic solutions, today announced it has opened a new drop-off location in the heart of London. There is a growing demand for data recovery solutions of solid…

Post-Holiday Cleanup: Don’t Donate Your Data

The weeks immediately following the holidays will see an influx of donations, including electronic devices that store data. If you received a great replacement for a device you’ve been using, you may soon be donating as well. If you plan to donate or sell a computer, smartphone, tablet or any…

JANUARY 11–16, 2018: IMAGING USA, BOOTH 642

Nashville, TN • January 11–16, 2018 Hosted by Professional Photographers of America (PPA), the Imaging USA conference brings together thousands of professional photographers from around the world for three days of classes, trade show and all-inclusive parties and presentations by some of the biggest names in photography. Stop by booth #642 to…

DriveSavers Year in Review: 2017 Highlights

2017 was a busy year for DriveSavers! It was full of new original equipment manufacturer (OEM) partnerships, the first ever inclusion of data recovery in an extended care bundle provided by an OEM (Drobo), free data recoveries offered for victims of hurricanes and fires across the nation, new data recovery…

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