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TaskForce automatically creates reports for every single action applied to each drive connected to it. The system also allows browsing through all cases and reports, without corresponding devices being connected to the unit. The reports are listed and can be easily retrieved in different parts of TaskForce software. 1. Via case page All reports related to the case are listed at the bottom of the case page. Scroll down and turn pages to view all the reports, sort them by date or by title, use the search bar to look for specific reports by their titles. To open a report, click the respective line. 2. Via View reports If you need Read more…

By Yulia Samoteykina, 6 years ago

Atola TaskForce

Release of Atola TaskForce 2018.8 is here!

We have just released version 2018.8 of Atola TaskForce software. This release includes over a hundred of new features and bug fixes. Among them are some advanced custom settings. For organizations that need to ensure that imaging is always performed with special settings, we have made it possible to create a special preset, which can also be exported from one TaskForce device and imported to another one. Create custom settings: Click Image icon in the left-side menu and select source and target devices Click the Imaging preset management icon in the right bottom part of the window Select Create option Type in the name of the preset and click Create To adjust Read more…

By Yulia Samoteykina, 6 years ago

Atola Insight Forensic

Atola Insight Forensic 4.11 with APFS support

We have just released version 4.11 of Atola Insight Forensic software. This edition includes APFS support in Imaging, File Recovery and Diagnostics, as well as extended Artifact search functionality and other great features! APFS Atola Insight now supports logical imaging of APFS partitions. To start the imaging, select All sectors with data in imaging settings and click Start imaging. Once the imaging is done, you can see the partition and file structure on the target: Go to File Recovery category in the left-side menu Click the partition you want to have a closer look at. Should it be encrypted, unlock it with a known password or recovery key. Inside the Read more…

By Yulia Samoteykina, 6 years ago

Atola TaskForce

Atola TaskForce 2018.1.3 – Accessing password-protected servers

We are launching version 2018.1.3 of Atola TaskForce. This release includes access to password-protected servers. It allows saving image files on such servers, imaging or calculating hash of the files located there, etc. To create an image file on a password-protected server: 1) Click Image button in the left-side menu 2) Select the source device 3) Click SELECT FILE in FILE section of the target device menu and click Continue. 4) In the file dialog, click the server from the list. If the server does not appear in the list, click Refresh icon to search for all available directories. If the server still does not appear in the list, click Read more…

By Yulia Samoteykina, 6 years ago

Atola TaskForce

Imaging a drive to two targets with post-hashing

Atola TaskForce’s imaging functionality provides many adjustable settings to help forensic examiners follow the guidelines set by their organizations as well as common-sense evidence handling routines. When you need to create two images of a source drive and verify that both images are identical to the source drive, you will need to calculate the hashes of both targets after imaging. To optimize the process, post-hashing of both target devices is easily configured in imaging settings: 1) Click Image button in the left-side menu 2) Select Source and Target devices, which will redirect you to the page with the summary of current imaging settings. In the default settings, hashing of source drive during Read more…

By Yulia Samoteykina, 6 years ago

Atola TaskForce

Finding and editing cases

TaskForce automatically creates reports for every single action applied to each drive connected to it. Whether it is a source drive or a target drive, any action, be it imaging, wiping or physically switching write protection on or off, will be documented and stored in the system. To find a case, click Cases in the top left corner, it will redirect you to the case management system. Search for a specific case or device in the Search bar (by case ID, investigator’s name or device details) and sort results by any column. To open a case, click the respective line in the list. A case page contains case details, information about Read more…

By Yulia Samoteykina, 6 years ago

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Atola TaskForce

Importing cases from Atola Insight Forensic

Among the first users of Atola TaskForce, there are many owners of Atola Insight Forensic systems. Cases from Atola Insight Forensic can easily be imported into TaskForce. First, export cases from Insight’s case management system. To import cases from Insight’s case management system, 1) click Cases in the top left corner of the TaskForce page 2) click the Import button at the bottom of the page. 3) In the file selector, find the zip file that contains cases from Insight’s case management system. Importing will take a few minutes. Then you will be redirected to the report with the list of all imported cases. Now all cases are a part of Read more…

By Yulia Samoteykina, 6 years ago

Hard drives

How we test our devices

Recent article about QA process for our devices on LinkedIn blog: The secret of making Atola forensic imagers life-ready Today we are offering you a sneak peek into Atola Technology office to show you our device storage system. As you know, both Atola TaskForce and Atola Insight Forensic support the vast majority of 1.8-inch, 2.5-inch, 3.5-inch IDE, SATA and USB hard drives, USB Flash media as well as SD, Compactflash, and Memory Stick cards. Over the years, we have accumulated hundreds of devices to develop and test our systems on them. Some of the drives date back to 2003, when the company was founded, others were purchased or donated more Read more…

By Yulia Samoteykina, 6 years ago

Atola TaskForce

Chinese version of TaskForce launched!

With TaskForce units already sold in 4 continents, we are delighted to launch TaskForce software 2018.1.2, which includes the Chinese version. The new version can be downloaded here. To switch to the Chinese language, click Menu icon in the top right corner of the TaskForce window. This software update includes only the new language. More features will follow later this year.

By Yulia Samoteykina, 6 years ago

Atola TaskForce

Diagnose a drive with Atola TaskForce

When an evidence drive lands on investigator’s table for the first time, there is always an uncertainty when it comes to the drive’s condition. A broken head or scratched surface of the media require different imaging tactics. That’s why it is strongly suggested that before imaging, each drive should first be diagnosed. TaskForce has Atola’s unique diagnostics module which checks all systems of the drive: Hard drive’s motor and electronics (PCB) Head stack Media surface All firmware/system areas Partitions and file systems At the end the system produces a report which sums up all issues. The process will take only 2 – 5 minutes. To start, click Diagnostics button in the Read more…

By Yulia Samoteykina, 6 years ago