Data Recovery Newsletters - May 2008

Hard Drive Recovered from Columbia Shuttle Disaster Leads to Research Breakthrough

Six months after the Space Shuttle Columbia exploded, killing seven astronauts, NASA located a hard drive in a dried-up Texas lake bed that contained a portion of a xenon research project that was part of the mission. NASA sent the drive to Kroll Ontrack where data recovery engineers were able to recover 99% of the data despite extreme damage to the drive.

This spring, scientists were able to complete their xenon research project, which studied how xenon gas flows in a zero gravity environment. The successful completion was disclosed in the April issue of Physical Review E and has led to renewed interest in the process Ontrack Data Recovery engineers used to recover the data.

The Associated Press interviewed Ontrack Data Recovery Engineer Jon Edwards to discuss the details of this remarkable recovery. Read the full story

Does Encryption Complicate Data Recovery?

Concerns over data security have made data encryption a part of many IT department's standard operating procedures. While encryption adds some level of complexity to the data recovery process, recovering encrypted data is possible - with and sometimes without using a user key or decryption password.

Before your organization implements a data encryption policy, consider a plan that addresses how to recover lost encrypted data without compromising your data security policies.

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Kroll Ontrack Expands Asia-Pacific Data Recovery Operations

The Asia-Pacific region continues to be one of the world's fastest growing areas for business and technology expansion. To support the growing need for professional data recovery services, Kroll Ontrack has recently opened new data recovery facilities in Hong Kong and Singapore.

The new Singapore and Hong Kong offices are equipped to provide data recovery and computer forensics solutions through their in-lab and cleanroom services, remote service, on-site service, and do-it-yourself software. With these recent additions, Kroll Ontrack now operates 32 data recovery offices worldwide in 22 different countries. Read the full story