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Data Security & Privacy

Our data security and privacy articles will help you stay informed and know how to protect your data and privacy. Our blog posts cover topics such as data encryption, data breaches, privacy policies, and more. We also discuss the latest news and updates in the data security and privacy space to help you stay ahead of the curve. We hope that our blog posts will help you become more aware of data security and privacy issues, and take steps to protect your data and privacy.

Hidden Danger of Unsanitized Hard Drives
Data Security & Privacy

Hidden Danger of Unsanitized Hard Drives

Secure Data Recovery, the leader in RAID, SSD, and hard drive recovery, recently outlined how to properly dispose of hard dri...

Posted by Timothy Burlee May 16, 2023
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53% Have Found Something Incriminating When Snooping on Others’ Devices
Data Security & Privacy

53% Have Found Something Incriminating When Snooping on Others’ Devices

So much of our lives are lived online, from our work and personal communication to our entertainment and social lives. As a r...

Posted by Yevgeniy Reznik April 24, 2023
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Study Reveals the States Most Susceptible to Scammers
Data Security & Privacy

Study Reveals the States Most Susceptible to Scammers

While technology has enriched society, it has also ushered in new nuisances. From spam texts to robocalls, these menaces have...

Posted by Yevgeniy Reznik March 24, 2023
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Apple Issues Urgent Security Patch for iOS, macOS
Data Security & Privacy

Apple Issues Urgent Security Patch for iOS, macOS

This month saw several security updates released by Microsoft to protect users from newly discovered cybersecurity vulnerabil...

Posted by Philip Bader July 28, 2021
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Silver Sparrow Malware Targets Apple’s New M1 Chip
Data Security & Privacy

Silver Sparrow Malware Targets Apple’s New M1 Chip

Cybersecurity firm Red Canary announced earlier this month that two of its detection engineers had made an unusual discovery:...

Posted by Philip Bader February 26, 2021
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Journalists' iPhones Hit with 'Zero-Click' Exploit
Data Security & Privacy

Journalists' iPhones Hit with 'Zero-Click' Exploit

Dozens of journalists working for the Al Jazeera news agency have likely been the target of a sophisticated zero-click spywar...

Posted by Philip Bader December 23, 2020
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Key US Agencies Among Targets of SolarWinds Hack
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Key US Agencies Among Targets of SolarWinds Hack

Initial reports of a sophisticated attack on U.S. government agencies were light on details. Reuters said hackers had been mo...

Posted by Philip Bader December 16, 2020
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How to Destroy Old Cell Phones
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How to Destroy Old Cell Phones

Cell phones, like most electronic devices, will eventually wear out or will become outdated as phone manufacturers create dev...

Posted by Laura Bednar August 12, 2020
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Can You Trust Your Data Recovery Company?
Data Security & Privacy

Can You Trust Your Data Recovery Company?

When you lose your photos, videos, work documents, and other digital files that comprised a good portion of your life and mem...

Posted by Laura Bednar May 06, 2020
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Layers of Hidden Ads Drain Battery Life on Androids
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Layers of Hidden Ads Drain Battery Life on Androids

If your Android seems to be losing battery power faster than usual, you may have hidden ads running in the background of othe...

Posted by Laura Bednar March 29, 2019
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The Importance of Data Destruction and Deletion
Data Security & Privacy

The Importance of Data Destruction and Deletion

Data destruction is the process of destroying data stored on tapes, hard disks, flash drives, and all other storage devices. ...

Posted by Laura Bednar February 21, 2019
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How to Keep your Data Safe While Traveling
Data Security & Privacy

How to Keep your Data Safe While Traveling

Traveling with data is one of life’s risks that we often just can’t avoid. Unfortunately, hackers and data thieves are on the...

Posted by Laura Bednar July 31, 2018
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How to Delete your Private Information from Google, Facebook, and Apple
Data Security & Privacy

How to Delete your Private Information from Google, Facebook, and Apple

Apple, Facebook and Google have all introduced new user privacy policies that comply with the European data privacy law. This...

Posted by Laura Bednar June 25, 2018
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Top 5 Things You Need to Know about GDPR and Your Data
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Top 5 Things You Need to Know about GDPR and Your Data

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) goes into effect today and there are a few things you should know about changes to ...

Posted by Laura Bednar May 25, 2018
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SecureDrive, our new self-encrypting hard drive offers top security and top performance
Data Security & Privacy

SecureDrive, our new self-encrypting hard drive offers top security and top performance

Encryption is one of the most effective strategies to protect data from loss and compromise. Self-encrypting drives (SEDs) of...

Posted by Laura Bednar April 11, 2018
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