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BitLocker originated as a part of Microsoft's Next-Generation Secure Computing Base architecture in 2004 as a feature tentatively codenamed "Cornerstone" [4] [5] and was designed to protect information on devices, particularly if a device was lost or stolen.
Upon realizing data loss has occurred, it is often best to shut down the computer and remove the drive in question from the unit. Re-attach this drive to a secondary computer with a write blocker device and then attempt to recover lost data. If possible, create an image of the drive in order to establish a secondary copy of the data.
The most common data recovery scenarios involve an operating system failure, malfunction of a storage device, logical failure of storage devices, accidental damage or deletion, etc. (typically, on a single-drive, single-partition, single-OS system), in which case the ultimate goal is simply to copy all important files from the damaged media to another new drive.
To set up your lock screen with a passcode on phones that are an iPhone X and later, go to “Settings” —> “Face ID & Passcode. On older iPhones go to “Touch ID & Passcode” or if your ...
The “Find My” feature on iPhone works even if the device is turned off or dead. Track your phone and wipe it remotely to prevent any info from being stolen. (Photo: Getty) (fizkes via Getty ...
A typical recovery disk for an Acer PC.. The terms Recovery disc (or Disk), Rescue Disk/Disc and Emergency Disk [1] all refer to a capability to boot from an external device, possibly a thumb drive, that includes a self-running operating system: the ability to be a boot disk/Disc that runs independent of an internal hard drive that may be failing, or for some other reason is not the operating ...
A telephone reported stolen can have its IMEI blocked by networks, preventing them from being used as mobile devices. [ 11 ] iOS offers a similar "Activation Lock" feature via the " Find My iPhone " security software, where a device can be remotely prevented from operating (even after it has been erased), protected by the owner's Apple ID . [ 12 ]
The Absolute Home & Office client has trojan and rootkit-like behaviour, but some of its modules have been whitelisted by several antivirus vendors. [6] [8]At the Black Hat Briefings conference in 2009, researchers showed that the implementation of the Computrace/LoJack agent embedded in the BIOS has vulnerabilities and that this "available control of the anti-theft agent allows a highly ...