DATA RECOVERY UNION

My task today is to open up and copy some files to 700 brand new micro SD cards. As I get going on this task I am finding that some of the … Sd card – Disable write-protection on Micro SDRead more

My Seagate Expansion Hard Drive is not recognized by windows. When I connect it to the computer I do not see “Mass Storage Device” Under “Universal Serial Bus Controller”. I already check … Seagate Expansion Hard Drive (Portable) is not recognized By Windows!Read more

Just a general question of computer security – if I download a .pdf or .docx from an untrusted source, can it seriously harm my machine/give a malicious user access to my information? … Security – Are .docx or .pdf files potentially dangerous?Read more

There’s a strong belief amoung non-technical people that home computers should not ever be left on unattended – since they are electrical devices and can go up in flames and set the … Security – Do computer system units actually go up in flames?Read more

I’m running Windows 7 Professional. Is there any way to make a user’s directory (anything under C:UsersFoo) encrypted? I’m looking for something like Apple’s FileVault feature. When I login as an administrator … Security – Encrypting a user’s directory in Windows 7Read more

I’ve never quite got this. Just say you write a small program in any language at all which rolls some dice (just using dice as an example). After 600,000 rolls, each number … Security – How are pseudorandom and truly random numbers different and why does it matter?Read more

So I was thinking about viruses recently, and wondering how exactly antiviruses keep up?Considering anybody who’d been coding for a few weeks could hack together something do do nasty, nasty things to … Security – How do anti-viruses work?Read more

How can I retrieve a list of the SSL/TLS cipher suites a particular website offers? I’ve tried openssl, but if you examine the output: $ echo -n | openssl s_client -connect www.google.com:443 … Security – How do I list the SSL/TLS cipher suites a particular website offers?Read more

A random popup appears in Windows 7 titled as Information with a progress bar and a clock. The window sometimes says Please wait a moment…, and the progress bar moves very slowly … Security – How to find source process of unknown popup in Windows 7Read more

Of course preventing them from getting stolen is the top priority, but invariably, someone is going to get jacked. What are some good practices to minimize the damage incurred when your PC … Security – How to prepare your PC or laptop for theftRead more