Ransomware is a type of computer virus that is used by hackers in order to leverage our growing reliance on the data we have stored on our devices against us for monetary gain. Put simply, once a device is infected with one of these viruses, the data stored on it is encrypted, with hackers then demanding a fee for the decryption key. The data is, quite literally, held to ransom, hence the virus’s name. As you can ima...
We’ve all, at some point in our lives, deleted a file that we really wanted to keep. The process of recovering it is often as simple as heading to the Recycle Bin/Trash folder and clicking a few buttons but, like they say, even the best laid plans can go awry and we’ve recovered data for clients that’ve accidentally deleted files permanently more times than we can count! Provided you act quickly, though, it’s very, v...
Whether you’re looking to recover data from a phone, a memory card, a hard drive or anything else, no company will be able to provide you with an accurate quote until they’ve diagnosed your media and determined the problem. Before this has been done, it is simply not possible to determine what will need to be done to recover your data and, as a result, the cost. Just as a builder, mechanic or plumber would be unable ...