DriveSavers, Inc.

@NewYorker published a feature on DriveSavers this week. Staff writer Julian Lucas ( @jcljules ) spent time in our Novato lab in January, talking with engineers and leaders across the company and watching the work up close. He even tried his hand at it himself: a hard drive disassembly in the cleanroom, and chip-level microsoldering on an iPhone board in our Flash Physical Department. We wrote a companion piece on how to keep your devices out of our lab in the first place, with a link to Julian's full article in The New Yorker: drivesaversdatarecovery.com/press-coverage… #DriveSavers #DataRecovery #WeCanSaveIt

Learn more about what happens inside a phone when it gets wet, and see photos of water-damaged phones successfully recovered by DriveSavers: drivesaversdatarecovery.com/blog/what-happ…

Phone took a swim? The next few minutes matter more than you'd think. Leaving it powered on, or reaching for rice, can cost you the data you're trying to save. This short video covers what to do the moment it happens, why a water-resistance rating fades over time, and how to keep your data safe next time. Watch the video and save it for the day you or someone you know needs it. #water #phonedestroyer #dataprotection

Find out what happens when a smartphone gets wet: drivesaversdatarecovery.com/blog/what-happ…

Anyone in IT or repair knows to power down a wet phone, but do you know why that matters more than drying it, or how much the type of liquid changes the odds of getting the data back? Click the link in the first comment to discover what happens inside a wet phone, why a water-resistance rating fades with everyday drops, heat, and wear, and what decides whether the data is recoverable. #WetPhone #DataRecovery #WeCanSaveIt

@fttechnews Read the original Financial Times article: ft.com/content/b6e983…

When ransomware strikes, there's no one-size-fits-all answer. @fttechnews published an in-depth analysis this week on whether governments should ban ransomware payments. Our head of cyber recovery services, Andy Maus, was quoted making a critical point: blanket bans could cause more harm than they prevent. Here's why it matters: payment decisions aren't one-size-fits-all. They belong between an organization and its legal counsel, informed by the specifics of that breach. What data was stolen? Does it involve HIPAA or PII? Can all necessary critical data be recovered without payment? These are the questions that should guide the decision—not a blanket prohibition. Read the full Financial Times analysis in the comments below. #Ransomware #FinancialTimes

Our head of cyber recovery services, Andy Maus, is quoted in the FT on whether governments should ban ransomware payments. At DriveSavers, our position is that bans could make sense where restoring data from backups is viable, but a blanket ban without caveats could do more harm than it prevents. The decision belongs with the client and their legal counsel, weighing what data was taken, whether HIPAA or PII is involved, the threat actor, and whether the critical data can be recovered. #ransomware

Read the case study: drivesaversdatarecovery.com/featured-homep…

A ransomware attack hit a law firm's production systems and its backups in the same strike. The SQL Server databases were encrypted, and the Veeam files holding its restore points were damaged. With no working backups left, the firm faced extended downtime and permanent data loss. They did not pay the attackers. DriveSavers data recovery engineers rebuilt the damaged backups remotely, with the data never leaving the firm's site, and recovered the SQL Server databases. How each layer was reconstructed, and how much came back, is in the full case study at the link in the first comment. #Ransomware #DataRecovery #WeCanSaveIt

Read the case study: drivesaversdatarecovery.com/case-studies/i…

Most people assume iCloud is backing up their phone. It may not be. Backups can stop without any notification — insufficient storage, no Wi-Fi connection, or an iOS update that interrupted the schedule. The toggle being on does not mean backups are completing. We saw this firsthand when a customer brought in a fire-damaged iPhone 12 Pro Max. His last successful backup was 13 months old. He had no idea. The last successful backup date is visible at Settings > [your name] > iCloud > iCloud Backup. Read the full story of this customer's data recovery at the link in the comments. #iPhone #DataRecovery #iCloud

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James's iPhone 12 Pro Max fell into a bonfire in Mexico. By the time he noticed and pulled it out, the screen had separated from the body, and the casing had turned black. He burned his fingers on the metal grabbing it from the fire. He didn't realize his last iCloud backup was 13 months old. Every photo and video from the trip was on that device, as were the files for a business he'd just started. Find out what it took for DriveSavers to get his data back at the link in the comments. #WeCanSaveIt #DataRecovery #iPhoneDataRecovery

Read the full article: drivesaversdatarecovery.com/blog/a-vanishi…

Threat actors are increasingly compromising snapshot chains and backup repositories before encrypting the primary server. By the time a breach is detected, the path to recovery has already been eliminated. Click the link in the comments for an article where DriveSavers Data Recovery’s Head of Cyber Recovery Services, Andy Maus, explores the AI-driven evolution of ransomware in 2026. His analysis details the strategic targeting of backup infrastructure and hypervisors, explaining why traditional disaster recovery strategies predicated on the availability of backups are becoming obsolete. #DFIR #Ransomware #DataRecovery

Read more about how data recovery works: drivesaversdatarecovery.com/blog/how-data-…

When a drive fails, the safest first step is to stop using it. Running recovery software can further damage or overwrite the data you're trying to save. That's one of four data recovery myths in the clip. Which have you run into? #DataRecovery #WeCanSaveIt

Learn the 5 top things you should document outside of your primary systems in case of a security incident like a ransomware attack: drivesaversdatarecovery.com/blog/pre-incid…

By the time a ransomware incident hits, the contact list you'd reach for may already be encrypted with the rest of your data. This checklist covers 5 things to document and store outside your primary systems, giving your team the basics at their fingertips when everything's moving fast. Read the full article at the link in the comments. #Ransomware #IncidentResponse #DataSecurity

Read the full article: drivesaversdatarecovery.com/blog/how-data-…

Read the article in the comments for a walkthrough of the full data recovery process inside the DriveSavers lab, from intake to delivery. Useful for setting client expectations, explaining an escalation, or if you've ever wondered what happens to a device after you send it in. #DataRecovery #DataRecoveryLab #WeCanSaveIt