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TaskForce 2023.10: now with RAID 6 support

And there it comes! A long-awaited support for RAID 6 is finally here with new firmware updates for Atola TaskForce and TaskForce 2. Now you can automatically detect, reassemble, and image that popular RAID type, even with two missing members. New updates also bring more convenience when working with NVMe drives: a new status bar and enhanced diagnostics report. And, of course, there are the whole bunch of minor tweaks and fixes. Let’s learn more about each of these features! Rebuild and image RAID 6 In addition to JBOD, RAID 0, 1, 10, and 5, TaskForce now lets you automatically reassemble RAID 6 and then create its bit-by-bit forensic copy. Read more…

By Sergiy Pasyuta, ago
Atola Insight Forensic

Insight Forensic 5.4 – the new Disk Editor for easier byte-level analysis

We are happy to announce a new firmware update for Atola Insight Forensic. For version 5.4, we’ve thoroughly overhauled our Disk Editor module to make byte-level analysis much easier. The new update also includes more than 35 new features and bugfixes. And, a nice bonus: Insight Forensic can now detect two and more file systems intentionally squeezed into a single file system partition. The new Disk editor: find, read, or edit bytes quicker and easier The Disk editor module for analyzing device data on the byte level has got a fresher look and feel.  Here are the main improvements: Navigate faster. Insight Forensic now seamlessly reads device space in infinite Read more…

By Sergiy Pasyuta, ago
Data inspector tab in the Disk editor.
Atola TaskForce

Atola TaskForce 2023.4.2 stability update

We are pleased to announce a minor stability update to Atola TaskForce firmware that brings important reliability and network discovery enhancements to your imager. Stability improvements Possible out of memory error when imaging 10+ TB source drive to E01 compressed segmented files. 1 or 2 files/folders were missing from the list when connecting to a network shared Windows drive folder (root folder only!). Gateway address with static IP did not work when TaskForce was connected to multiple subnets. Download To get access to all new TaskForce features, download latest TaskForce firmware from our website. NB: If your subscription has been active till April 28 or later, this update is available Read more…

By Vitaliy Mokosiy, ago
Atola TaskForce 2

Yes, it’s Atola TaskForce 2. And it’s impressive! Come take a look

Three… Two… One… Launch! Five years after the release of TaskForce, our hard-working forensic imager, we’re launching its advanced version – Atola TaskForce 2. And we can’t wait to tell you about all the improvements that make TaskForce 2 a next-level imager. The new generation of TaskForce brings more ports, more power and more speed. And all the features you love, too. 26 ports, 25+ parallel sessions, 25 TB/hour TaskForce 2 is able to simultaneously image 25+ evidence drives at an astonishing 25 TB/hour. To maximize imaging capacity, it has 26 ports of all popular types, highly productive server-grade CPU, motherboard and RAM, as well as two 10-Gbit Ethernet ports Read more…

By Sergiy Pasyuta, ago
Atola TaskForce

Meet the new TaskForce 2023.4 performance update

We are ready to roll with the new performance update for Atola TaskForce. In version 2023.4, we focused on productivity, better user experience, and more efficient use of network resources. Here are main improvements included in TaskForce 2023.4: Better performance when multitasking and imaging to multiple files More responsive user interface when performing multiple resource-consuming tasks New tool for optimizing speed of a remote work folder Let’s dive into the details of these useful performance tweaks. Enjoy improved performance when imaging to E01/AFF4/Raw files As the drive size and number of drives per case are constantly increasing, data acquisition from evidence devices could take ages. For instance, the latest 20TB Read more…

By Sergiy Pasyuta, ago
Atola Insight Forensic

Search cryptocurrency artifacts and wipe NVMe drives with Insight Forensic 5.3

We’re going live with a new update for Atola Insight Forensic. Version 5.3 is packed with new features, has received a decent performance boost, and broadened its multitasking capabilities.  Here’s our top picks: Cryptocurrency artifacts search: BIP39 mnemonic phrase, Bitcoin and Ethereum wallet addresses. New wiping methods for NVMe drives: Format NVM and Sanitize. Multi-launch of Automatic checkup, Artifact finder, Locate sectors, and Calculate hash. Let us show you the new opportunities they bring and how these new features can simplify your work! Search cryptocurrency artifacts on the fly Insight Forensic is much more than simple imaging software. It supports copying of damaged drives and manages 3 parallel imaging sessions Read more…

By Sergiy Pasyuta, ago
Company news

2022 Year in Review

2022 was a year when many of the challenges of the COVID era finally stepped back. Yet the team had to learn to work around a new Force Majeure factor. If possible, the new circumstance has made us even more determined to follow through on our development and production plans. We are finishing this year with a number of great achievements. So let’s have a look together at our 2022 year in review! Atola TaskForce firmware updates The RAID module received more enhancements this year. Two additional stages of the configuration detection algorithm to address the situation when a configuration has not been identified: Stage 3 for less probable configuration Read more…

By Yulia Samoteykina, ago
Atola TaskForce

TaskForce 2022.10: APFS support, better RAID reassembly, Format NVMe

It’s already here! Atola has released new features for TaskForce with its new firmware version 2022.10. Now users of Atola TaskForce can: Unlock and image drives with APFS volumes. Reassemble RAID automatically, even with one missing drive. Securely wipe NVMe drives. Create and manage several user profiles for one TaskForce unit. Let’s dive deeper into each of these great features! Unlock and image drives with APFS volumes Yes, now you can use TaskForce to acquire data from devices or images with APFS file system. It is one of the newest file systems created by Apple for its devices, including Mac, MacBook, iPad, iPhone, Apple TV, and Apple Watch. Connect a Read more…

By Sergiy Pasyuta, ago
Conferences

Q&A about Atola imagers at GPEC and Forensics Europe Expo

Atola team recently attended a few European events and had lots of great conversations with participants from Germany, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Lithuania, Czechia, Kuwait, Austria, Romania, Hungary, South Korea, Singapore, Egypt, the Netherlands, Denmark, Israel, Ukraine, Georgia, Saudi Arabia, Italy, France and many other countries! We are thrilled to have had the exchange of ideas these events have enabled. Our team of engineers always draws inspiration from the feedback we receive from you. We are certainly looking forward to more! But most importantly, we got a chance to explain how our tools can help you in solving your daily tasks. Here are some of the questions asked and the Read more…

By Yulia Samoteykina, ago
Atola team at Forensics Europe Expo