Seek error rate is a hard drive performance metric reported through Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology (SMART) tools.  Hard drives, solid-state drives, and other storage devices use SMART to monitor for issues that may indicate an impending failure. For hard...

A hard drive’s seek time is the time that the head assembly takes to travel to a specific track on the platters where data can be stored. Since seek time varies depending on which track it needs to access, “seek...

Recently, MaxDigitalData began selling a 14 terabyte (TB) hard drive on Amazon and other online platforms for about $120 USD. That’s an incredible deal — but as is often the case with budget storage media, there’s a catch.  As TechRadar...

EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard is data recovery software for the macOS and Windows operating systems. It features an intuitive user interface and a “free” edition that claims to restore up to 2 gigabytes (GB) of data.  Like most popular data...

Apple’s macOS is extremely secure, but like all operating systems, it can be infected by trojans, viruses, ransomware, and other types of malware.  This is less of a significant threat than on Windows machines for several reasons:By default, macOS...

If you’ve accidentally formatted an SSD, data recovery is unlikely, but potentially possible. Here’s an overview.

Let’s be clear: If we could predict the future prices of cryptocurrencies, we wouldn’t be writing this article. We’d be on a yacht somewhere — and if an industry analyst claims that Bitcoin or other major cryptocurrencies will surge in...

RTM (Read The Manual) Group is a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) organization that has attacked businesses in the United States and other countries. Like most ransomware groups, RTM gains access to target systems through phishing, software vulnerabilities, or other attack vectors, then...

Ransomware continues to disrupt public organizations, businesses, and private computer users, and the trend isn’t showing signs of stopping. Over the past several years, malicious actors have attacked thousands of targets, and by one estimate, ransomware was involved in 25% ...

If you’re hit with a ransomware attack, you’re facing an unpleasant choice: Pay the ransom to restore your files, contact a professional ransomware recovery company, or lose important data forever. However, in the United States, paying the ransom may be...