Showing posts with label data. Show all posts
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Monday, March 10, 2014

Important Data Recovery Tips

Holly Altman

File Recovery Services

Data recovery services can be an emergency situation. Of less importance of whether the device is repairable, the more concerning part is whether your important data, documents, and family pictures are able to be saved. All data recovery technicians and associated labs should be able to prove a consistent, reliable, and most of all industry trusted reputation.

Faulty Hard Drive

There can be two main reasons your data is in accessible - mechanical & non-mechanical. Mechanical failures are problems of the physical hard drive heads, platters, or even main board of the hard drive. For this there are two main services to perform. Firstly to repair the drive and try to get a read of the drives contents. Secondly transfer the recovered data to a new drive. Non-Mechanical issues are usually whereby data has been corrupted, and/or there are bad sectors on the drive. Additionally other problems with the drive could lead to data access issues. For this repair type it I usual to attempt repair of the drive to a readable level, then start the recovery processes to obtain the drives data.

Backup Software Tools

Current backups can be one of the most time and money saving assets when a data loss event happens. File recovery services can be mitigated with a recent backup and usually savings can be hundreds, and sometimes thousands of dollars with loss productivity and valuable documents. There exist many cloud (online) backup tools and also a simple USB portable hard drive can assist with some additional tools. If consistent changes are being completed on important documents it may not be convenient to keep a recent backup so consider arranging an Hotmail account and email the various dated versions to this account. This process will give you a dated archive as well as a current version in the case of a hard drive failure which can be ideal.

Estimated Recovery Prices

Generally a data recovery lab will be able to give you an idea of costs. A data recovery lab should be able to give you a general estimation of costs, or at least give an idea of what it could cost depending on what the issues are. Usually the cost is around $100-$250 for low level recoveries. $250-$700 for medium and upper level recoveries. With the top range of $700 and more for extensive damage to a drive and likely physical malfunctions of the hard drive itself. As always keep a back up to save you this expense and stress, and if you do have such a problem, call around to find a trusted repair centre in your area.
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Thursday, March 6, 2014

How to Secure Your Data in the Office Network

By: Simona Rusnakova

The data of any company is essentially the infrastructure on which all the organizational activities rest. Information is the key to any operation in the commercial world and this makes it an extremely valuable commodity. This in turn requires that the data should be protected at all levels and be made safe from any internal or external risk. This is capable of being effectively accomplished only through the use of programs and software systems which are designed for the purpose.

The Basic Foundation for Any Data Security Strategy

Any corporate strategy for data security will proceed from the basic foundation of detection and control. The first step will require that you identify the parameters for the information which is required to be made secure. Once these parameters are demarcated, the software will they constantly scan the network to ensure that any risk is conveniently located and attention is brought to it. Data security will have to proceed from two levels. One is the source protection to prevent any threat from occurring, and the second from the software which will detect and manage risks.

Identification of Critical Data and Methods for its Protection

Data protection is becoming a critical governance problem which is sought to be addressed in diverse ways. If your organization is big, you will need to have even more checks in place to prevent any leakage of critical data. The various software systems which are developed for the purpose are designed to detect the critical data and start procedures for its encryption. At the same time, they will also be able to keep a tab on the occurrence of any unsecured risk which is capable of allowing the leakage of this data.

The Need to Prevent Data Theft at Every Stage

Data theft is a serious issue which has been affecting a number of organizations. The loss of data leads to a number of consequences which affect the company and its reputation. The theft of client related data can have serious repercussions for your company as the reputation and credibility of the firm will suffer. In addition to this, the financial repercussions of the data theft are enormous and can seriously affect the working of the organization at every level. Therefore, you will have to implement effective obstacles in the system to prevent this loss of data. Once the relevant data is identified, the software systems are capable of locating this data and encrypting it so ensure that it cannot be misused by any employee.

How the Dedicated Software can Protect Data of your Company

Software which is created with the specific aim to protect data will work at different levels to ensure protection and compliance with policies. It can locate and protect the intellectual property of the company and also ensure compliance with the various data related regulations. To protect data, it also checks the use of the information technology resources of the company and their usage while keeping a watch over the critical information and its safeguarding.

On order to effectively safeguard your data, custom designed software protocols are sufficient to look after all aspects of the same.

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Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Transfer your Google Data to your Beloved ones even after your Death

Do you know, you can share your Google data even after your death? Yes, now it is possible with an exciting feature provided by Google. Google always comes with the exciting features and this is one of them. You can share your data with anyone you want after your death.

Transfer your Google Data to your Beloved ones even after your Death (2)

Here are the few steps through which your data can be transferred if your account has not been accessed for a particular period of time.

Log in to your Gmail account. Go to your account settings. At the end of the page, in the account management there will be an option “Learn more and go to setup”. Click on that. Then on the next page click on setup. Then at the option “Notify contacts and share data” click on “Add trusted contact”. In this you can add up to 10 contacts. It asks you either enter the email address or the name of the persons with whom you would like to share your data.  Enter the email or name of the person who you think can be trusted to share data with.

Click on next. Then it asks you what you would like to share. It gives you the following options:
Contacts, Drive, Hangouts, Mail, Picasa Web Albums, Reader, YouTube. You can also select all of them. On the same page it asks you to enter the mobile number. A verification code will be sent to that number after your account becomes inactive. That code will be required to access your data after your account becomes inactive. So, enter the mobile number of the person whose name or email id you provided earlier.
Then, it will ask you to add a message along with the subject. This message will be sent to the person whom you would like to share your data. This message will be sent after your account becomes inactive. After adding the message click on save.

Then you can select the time you would like your account to be inactive after your last signing out. You have to select an option out of 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months, 15 months and 18 months. By default it is set to 3 months. It will ask you to provide a contact number on which an alert will be sent before performing any action on your account. It will also give an option that whether you would like your account to be deleted after becoming inactive. You can specify that also. Then finally click on enable.

Transfer your Google Data to your Beloved ones even after your Death

Once you enabled it don’t forget to access it for the time duration you entered your account to be inactive within, if not accessed.
 Enable it as early as possible if you wish to share your data with someone after your death.
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Saturday, March 1, 2014

How to check BSNL Broadband Data Usage

Some of you might be in a fix that you are having BSNL broadband, but dont know how to check your broadband data usage. There are many methods to check BSNL broadband usage, Here i am suggesting you some of the methods.

1. Find BSNL broadband usage via BSNL Portal :-
  • Go to BSNL Portal
  • Enter you User Name and Password at the top left of sidebar, then click on Login. Note that this portal works only for the user having IP addresses of type 5x.xx.xx.xx. Users with IP addresses of  type 117.xx.xx.xx shall go on link http://data.bsnl.in/wps/portal  and login  with your Portal User ID and Password. Portal ID can be obtained from BSNL customer care or by calling the Toll free number 1800-424-1600.you can check your IP address by clicking Start -> Run and type cmd . then press Ok. Press ipconfig and then Enter. your IP address will be shown. 
  •  Once you login, you will see some links in sidebar. Click on "Service Records" link.
  • You can choose to view the usage statistics for any month. Then, select the service and Domain for which you want to check the usage.You may also choose to view the usage statistics for “All Services” and “All domains”. After making the selection, Click the “Ok” button. 
  • You will then be shown the complete usage statistics including Total Send Volume(GB), Total Receive Volume(GB), Total Volume (GB), Total Duration(hour), Sum Traffic Excluding Night Unlimited(GB). BSNL also gives separate usage statistics for every single day and for every service that you make use of.

2. Firefox add-in to check BSNL Usage :-

There is even a firefox add-on to check bsnl broadband usage. Download and install the Datafox firefox add-on on your firefox browser.

After installing the firefox add-on, restart Firefox, and click on its status bar icon to enter your BSNL username and password. Then click on the “Login” button. You will then be able to Check BSNL Dataone Broadband usage by mousing over the cursor on top of the status bar icon.


3. Except them there are many free automated tools or utilities on internet to check BSNL broadband usage like Shaplus, Broadband Usage, Bandwidth Usage Monitor, MZL & Novatech Traffic Statistics. Just download them and follow instructions. But personally i wont suggest these tools due to less reliability.  

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Wednesday, February 26, 2014

How To Restore Your iPhone To Factory Data Reset Without Using iTunes On Computer

iPhone is the best mobile available in the market as it fulfill the needs of all people. But some time it happens that your iPhone is not working properly due to various reasons such as you might have installed to many applications or there are many unused processes running in background. Or you just want to use you phone as it is new one or there might be some other reason like you are selling it to some other person.

In these cases the best option is to do a factory data reset which will erase all settings and data including your contacts and messages on your mobile and make it as new one like you have just unboxed it.

Note: Please make sure you have backup of all the information in your mobile on either on your computer or on icloud servers.



Just follow these steps to restore your iPhone to factory settings

Step 1: Tap on Settings
Step 2: Select General
Step 3: Scroll down to bottom and tap Reset
Step 4: Now click on Erase All content And Settings
Step 5: After that click on Erase iPhone

And after some further processes your iPhone will be restored to factory settings

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Thursday, February 20, 2014

Presentation Slide For IT Student Data Liberation Front

Data Liberation Front

We insert our data in 3rd party service
For eg: email, documents and pictures
As our data grows we become tied to 3rd party service

Imagine this, thousands of emails in your mailbox but dont like the service.
If you switch the mail provider you lose access to thousands of emails
Else stuck with the bad provider
Its just like not being able to take your belongings from the apartment you have leased

Data Liberation Front


Users should be able to control the data they store in any of Googles products.
Goal is to make it easier to move data in and out.
Designed to help you liberate your data from any Google service with as little pain as possible
Youre not locked into Gmail, for example, just because all your old email is there.

Three questions before starting to use a product that will store their data:
Can I get my data out in an open, interoperable, portable format?
How much is it going to cost to get my data out?
How much of my time is it going to take to get my data out?
The ideal answers to these questions are:
Yes.
Nothing more than Im already paying.
As little as possible.

Currently supports export of data in:
Buzz
Contacts
Google+ Stream
Picasa Web Albums
Profiles
Voice

Data Liberation Front
BOD, Eric Schmidt at that time CEO of Google
“How do you be big without being evil?  We dont trap end users. So if you dont like Google, if for whatever reason we do a bad job for you, we make it easy for you to move to our competitor.”
Limitation
Work in progress
Doesnt support all products
No support of import of data

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Friday, February 7, 2014

Presentation Slide For IT Student Securing Data WithTruecrypt

Securing Data With Truecrypt

Objectives

Why Secure and how to
What is encryption
Why encrypt
Truecrypt
Disadvantages of encryption

Why secure data


In the electronic age, information that could otherwise benefit or educate a group or individual can also be used against such groups or individuals.
A letter to your girlfriend may result in a letter from your wifes lawyer.

How to secure data


Hiding
Authenticating
Password and Security
Locking
Destroying
Steganography
Law
Changing form(encryption)‏

What is encryption?


Encryption is the conversion of data into a form, called a cipher text, that cannot be easily understood by unauthorized people.
Encryption is the process of transforming information using an algorithm (called cipher) to make it unreadable to anyone except those possessing special knowledge, usually referred to as a key.

Simple email

Hello bad guy,

I am giving you a valuable information regarding my company. With that information you can ruin my company.

Regards,
Unaware Employee

Encrypted email
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           ßàÇ┼┬ÀN.‹ÁúÍ[≠–ÎQ©íÎ▒ŠQä ù-™Z"ghë8¹⎼=Ր˵™Ø.─5]ÂÀ⎽×Ϗ┬%(;F›MJ¹âZπ␤ ¿‡æE-= ¶ÒÊïž•"┤9
  ┴┬└┌⎼ÕŽÃð<L £6Å3┘óB”®ÈïXI
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Ü‚“€*,QÉ                      ž£6Ù¼ËZ=_-ÒÔ¡*NGY=ƒÜ›„ü/VV─

We need tool so that we cay easily encrypt and decrypt our data
Many commercial and free version available
Built in technology in OS
T r u e C r y p t is free open-source disk encryption software for  Linux, Mac and Windows.


Features of Truecrypt


Creates a virtual encrypted disk within a file and mounts it as a real disk.
Encrypts an entire partition or storage device such as USB flash drive or hard drive.
Encryption is automatic, real-time (on-the-fly) and transparent

Main Features


Provides two levels of plausible deniability, in case an adversary forces you to reveal the password:
1) No TrueCrypt volume can be identified
2) Hidden volume (steganography)   and hidden operating system.

  • Standard Truecrypt volume
  • Hidden volume
Truecrypt can be found at http://www.truecrypt.org/
Truecrypt tutorial can be found athttp://www.truecrypt.org/docs/?s=tutorial http://www.truecrypt.org/docs/

Disadvantages of encryption


Extra processing
Slow access to data
Extra memory consumed
Data can be rendered useless if the key is lost
Forceful retrieve of key makes encryption useless

Question
?

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Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Gangstar Vegas v1 0 0 APK SD Data


Roll up on a harmful new trip via the City of Sin in the newest episode of the acclaimed open-planet action game!
Get prepared for entertaining, immersive, and wild gun wars!

* Simply because of the higher-top quality graphics used in this game, when its installed on your device, this title will use two.five GB of space. *

WELCOME TO OUTRAGEOUS LAS VEGAS
√ Play as a mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter in a BLOCKBUSTER STORY MODE
√ Make your way through 80 MISSIONS filled with action
√ Construct up a gangster squad to take over Vegas and win mafia wars

ENDLESS SANDBOX Entertaining
√ Explore a Larger CITY, 9x the size of the earlier Gangstar game
√ Execute wonderful stunts with ragdoll effects generating use of HAVOK PHYSICS
√ Climb the leaderboards in difficult CHALLENGES such as air, water and street racing, MMA fighting & far more!
√ Turn into Vegass finest shooter in Carnage & Heist modes
√ Break the bank in addictive CASINO GAMES

A RIDE ON THE WILD SIDE
√ Access INSANE WEAPONS like Molotov cocktails, flamethrowers & an electric guitar!
√ Drive CRAZY Autos which includes monster trucks, muscle vehicles & fighter jets
√ UPGRADE YOUR Expertise & GEAR and customize their look
√ Get pleasure from an amazing soundtrack featuring Skrillex, Kavinsky, Chromatics and a lot more

Game storyline:
In this third-person shooter action game, you will play as a increasing MMA champion. Framed by the mafia, you are supposed to throw your bout at the fighting event of the year. But when your opponent beats you to the punch and goes down initial, famous crime lord Frank Veliano’s perfect plan goes down also. You have just turn out to be the most wanted man in the city. In a spot exactly where crime is everywhere, you will have to hold your gun tightly and take part in the wildest mafia wars ever!

Welcome to Las Vegas, where fortunes are created and lives are lost with a roll of the dice!

If you are hunting for the ultimate shooting game, Gangstar Vegas is for you. You will also love this game if you like: action, gun shooting, racing games, mafia games, gangster games, shooter games, FPS games, third-individual shooting games (TPS), fighting, action games, crime games, speed racing, MMA fighting, gangster films, Skrillex etc.


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Directions -
* Since of the high-good quality graphics utilised in this game, when it really is installed on your device, this title will use 2.5 GB of space. *
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Friday, January 10, 2014

Grand Theft Auto Vice City v1 03 APK SD Data

Description

Welcome back to Vice City. Welcome back to the 1980s.From the decade of large hair, excess and pastel suits comes a story of one mans rise to the best of the criminal pile. Vice City, a enormous urban sprawl ranging from the beach to the swamps and the glitz to the ghetto, was one of the most varied, total and alive digital cities ever developed.

Combining open-planet gameplay with a character driven narrative, you arrive in a town brimming with delights and degradation and offered the opportunity to take it more than as you choose.

To celebrate its 10 year anniversary, Rockstar Games brings Grand Theft Auto: Vice City to mobile devices with higher-resolution graphics, updated controls and a host of new features like:

• Beautifully updated graphics, character models and lighting effects
• New, precisely tailored firing and targeting choices
• Custom controls with a totally customizable layout
• Huge campaign with numerous hours of gameplay
• Compatible with the MoGa Wireless Game Controller and choose USB gamepads
• Integrated with Immersion tactile effects 
• Tailor your visual experience with adjustable graphic settings

Languages Supported: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Korean, Russian, and Japanese.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is now offered on:

Android Phones: Motorola Atrix, Motorola Atrix HD, Motorola Atrix 4G, Motorola Photon, HTC Rezound, HTC 1 X, HTC One X+, Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Samsung Galaxy Note, Samsung Galaxy Note 2, Samsung Galaxy R, Samsung Epic 4G, Samsung Galaxy S2, Samsung Galaxy S3, Google Nexus four, Sony Xperia Play, Sony Xperia Sola, Sony Xperia S / P / T & TL, Sony Walkman Z Series Media Player

Android Tablets: Acer Iconia, Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime, Asus Transformer Pad TF300T, Asus Transformer Pad Infinity 700, Motorola Xoom, Samsung Galaxy Tab 7. / 7.7 / 8.9 & 10.1, Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, Sony Tablet S, Sony Tablet P, Sony Xperia Tablet S, Toshiba Thrive, Toshiba Regza, Google Nexus 7, Google Nexus 10, Fujitsu Stylistic 10.1

**Grand Theft Auto: Vice City was created and tested only on these devices. If your device is not listed, please verify assistance.rockstargames.com for any updates to this list**

For optimal overall performance, we suggest re-booting your device following downloading and closing other applications when playing Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Please make certain you have at least 1.5 GB of cost-free space before installing Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.

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SD Data : Single hyperlink

Instructions :
information: sdcard/Android/obb/com.rockstargames.gtavc/
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