Over a billion people use Instagram every month. Video and photo-sharing applications are gaining traction today. And Instagram leads this group of social media platforms. You’ve probably wondered what it owed its success to and how to make an app like Instagram. At the start of Instagram’s history, it was named Burbn, a solution that combined features of a check-in app and an online social game. But its founders didn’t stop there. They went further and decided to create a photo sharing...

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In this blog explain Linux File System Architecture, File system Hierarchy atandard (FHS), Extended File System (EXT), Second Extended File System (EXT2), Second Extended File System (EXT2) (Cont’d), Second Extended File System (EXT2) (Cont’d) etc… Linux OS uses different file systems to store the data. As the investigators may encounter the attack source or victim systems to be running on Linux, they should have comprehensive knowledge regarding the storage methods it employs. The foll...

In this blog explain The Encrypting File System | EFS is a feature of the Windows 2000 operating system that lets any file or folder be stored in encrypted form and decrypted only by an individual user and an authorized recovery agent. To protect files from mishandling and to ensure their security, the system should encrypt them. NTFS has Encrypting File System (EFS) as built-in feature. Encryption in file systems uses symmetric key encryption technology with public key technology for encrypt...

In this blog explain New Technology File System | NTFS (NT file system) is the file system that the Windows NT operating system uses for storing and retrieving files on a hard disk. New Technology File System (NTFS) is one of the latest file systems supported by Windows. It is a high-performance file system, which repairs itself; it supports several advanced features such as file-level security, compression, and auditing. It also supports large and powerful volume storage solutions such as self...

In this article explain ISO 27001 Annex : A.18.1.3 Protection of Records, A.18.1.4 Privacy and Protection of Personally Identifiable Information and A.18.1.5 Regulation of Cryptographic Controls this contols. A.18.1.3 Protection of Records Control- ISO 27001 Annex : A.18.1.3 Protection of Records Records shall, in accordance with the provisions to legislative, regulatory, contractual, and business requirements, to protect from loss, destruction, falsification, and unauthorized access and unaut...

Understanding File Systems in this computer not only computes data but also stores data. The issue of file structure and data storage is of prime concern. To solve this issue, manufacturers employ an effective storing and organization of the data on the computer called as a file system. The file system makes it easy to find and access the data. Data storage devices like hard disks or CD-ROMs can use the file system to store the data. The file system divides the file into smaller pieces and then ...

Identifying GUID Partition Table (GPT) in this GPT header will help an investigator analyze the layout of the disk including the locations of the partition table, partition area, and backup copies of the header and partition table. Investigators can use cmdlets given below in Windows PowerShell to identify the presence of GPT: Get-GPT Get-GPT command helps investigator to analyze the GUID Partition Table data structure of the hard disk. It requires the use of the -Path parameter which takes ...

Hard Disk Partitions refers to the creation of logical drives for effective memory management and a partition is the logical drive for storing the data. Hidden partition created on a drive can hide the data. The inter-partition gap is the space between the primary partition and the secondary partition. If the inter-partition drive contains the hidden data, use disk editor utilities like Disk Editor to change the information in the partition table. Doing so will remove all the references to the h...

Tracks & Advanced Format of Sectors In this article explain hard disk track and diffrent andvance format of sector and there uses. Tracks Platters have two surfaces, and each surface divides into concentric circles called tracks. They store all the information on a hard disk. Tracks on the platter partition hold large chunks of data. A modern hard disk contains tens of thousands of tracks on each platter. The rolling heads read and write from the inner to outermost part of the disk. This kin...

Hard Disk Interfaces in this the hard disk drive connects to the PC using an interface. There are various types of interfaces: IDE, SATA, Fiber Channel, SCSI, etc. 1. ATA DATA (IDE/EIDE) IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) is a standard electronic interface used between a computer motherboard’s data paths or bus and the computer’s disk storage devices, such as hard drives and CD-ROM/DVD drives. The IBM PC Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) 16-bit bus standard is base for the IDE interfa...

In this article explain Logical & Physical Structure of a Hard Disk there components uses. Physical Structure of a Hard Disk The main components of hard disk drive are: ...