Archive for November, 2009

What Does a Computer Forensics Investigator Do?

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

A Computer Forensics Investigator is trained in combating crimes ranging from crimes against children to file system recovery on computers that have been damaged or hacked. The Computer Forensics Investigator, also known as a Computer Forensics Specialist , recovers data from digital media that will be used in criminal prosecution. Digital media refers to all methods of electronic data storage and transfer devices including computers, laptops, PDAs and the images, spreadsheets and other types of files stored on these devices.

Data Recovery, Backup, Restoration, and Disaster Recovery - Definitions Merge

Friday, November 27th, 2009

Over the past several years there has been a confluence of the definitions of Data Recovery, Data Backup and Restoration, and Disaster Recovery. The merging of these definitions does not serve the industry. It only serves to confuse the consumer, the very people these various industry segments want to reach

Top Computer Forensics Schools

Friday, November 27th, 2009

Computer crime is one of the fastest growing areas of crime in the world. With the internet expanding its boundaries and email becoming the more prevalent way to communicate in business as well as on a personal level, personal and corporate computers have become extremely vulnerable to attack. This has created an increased need for individuals educated in computer forensics or computer forensic investigators.

How to Prepare Your Offsite Computer Repair?

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

With the economy being in such a precarious condition, many computer users are repairing and upgrading an existing computer rather than buy a new one. If you have a laptop or computer that requires offsite repair , you should take a few precautions to protect your computer files and sensitive information.

Secure Data Backup And Instant File Recovery

Friday, November 20th, 2009

Just how recoverable are your computer files?

Security - Data Recovered

Friday, November 20th, 2009

The world?s population put a lot of faith in their computers.

NTFS File System Frequently Asked Questions Part I

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

Q: Is the boot limitation for NTFS still 7.87GB? A: No

NTFS File System Frequently Asked Questions Part II

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

Q: Is it possible to convert a FAT32 Hard Drive to NTFS without losing all data on the drive?

How Data Recovery is Performed on Failed RAID 5 Arrays

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

RAID 5 arrays are used for many applications because they are for the most part cost-effective and provide a level of fault tolerance not provided by some other levels of RAID. As with any RAID level, RAID 5 can experience many different types of problems. This article will provide a brief discussion of some of the problems causing RAID 5 failure and how data recovery can work to solve these problems.

Data & Tape Storage & Disaster Recovery ? What you need to consider (SME organisations)

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

You may be in a situation where you know your data is not being backed up correctly ? or at all. You know it needs to be looked into????.but you just can?t ?find the time