Cyber & Information Security Frameworks Explained: What They Mean and Why They Matter

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Your cybersecurity plan may be doing more harm than good

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Incident Response Planning 101: Simplification and Preparation are Key

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7 Most Frequently-Asked Questions About Data Recovery

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Data Manipulation: A rising trend in cyberattacks, and how to address it.

News headlines featuring data-related attacks most commonly refer to either the deletion or theft of data. As cyberattacks grow in sophistication, our incident response and risk management teams are seeing cases of data manipulation rather than outright destruction or theft.
While the deletion or theft of data presents attackers a window of earning potential through either the sale or exploitation of the data, attacks that manipulate the data can potentially turn into long-term earning endeavors. You’ll understand why with the examples below.
Data manipulation attacks can reap long-term financial benefits and also can be used as a vehicle to sway or tarnish public opinion. For example, in 2016 Russian hackers breached and released data from the World Anti-Doping Agency, revealing many famous athletes’ medical data. The data was doctored prior to its release and targeted towards athletes participating in the 2016 games.

Inaccessible Hard Drive Recovery Case Study: Boot Device Missing

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Hard Drive Recovery Case Study: Dell Error Code 0141

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10 low-budget cybersecurity hacks to protect your small business

Day in and day out we receive cases from small businesses experiencing some form of a cyber attack. The vast majority of these attacks can be blamed on one recurring theme: outdated or insufficient security equipment and settings.
As we help our clients through these unfortunate and difficult events and get them back on their feet, we are always asked how the attack could have been avoided. In hopes of helping other small businesses avoid or reduce their risk of attack, here are some basic and relatively inexpensive tips for your small business cybersecurity setup:

Hard Drive Cover Removal: Seriously, Don’t Do It

This classic video from our archive confronts an issue that remains as important as ever to data recovery. We know people are naturally curious, but that curiosity can sometimes threaten the chances of successful data recovery.

Why You Should Never Open a Hard Drive Yourself

The “do it yourself” spirit is alive and well in the age of video tutorials and online forums, but when it comes to your hard drive, you should never attempt a cover removal or any home data recovery method yourself. When hard drives have their cover removed outside of a data recovery lab, it almost always complicates the recovery attempt in the lab. Aside from the obvious barriers, like the chance of dirt or dust touching the platters, cover removal poses other threats to a successful recovery as well.