Marshall Gunnell is a Tokyo-based tech journalist and editor with over a decade of experience covering IT, cybersecurity and data storage. Alongside CNET, his work has appeared in ZDNET, Business ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Let's run through a simulation of a nightmarish morning: You wake up late and have a flight to catch. You throw all your stuff in a carry-on ...

Have you ever accidentally deleted files? Has your system ever crashed, or a drive ever stopped working? Losing data will forever feel like a nightmare. Realizing that a treasured photo, an important ...

Paying the ransom is no guarantee of a smooth or even successful recovery of data. But that isn’t even the only issue security leaders will face under fire. Preparation is key. Two in five companies ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The USB ports on modern laptops are versatile interfaces that you can use to connect a multitude of devices. While these ports were once ...

The bug affects Windows 11 version 25H2 (2025 Update) users only when accessing WinRE – the diagnostic toolset used to troubleshoot boot failures. USB devices work normally in Windows proper. WinRE ...

Can a single cable redefine both charging speed and device security? Plugable believes so with its newest lineup of high-wattage, charge-only USB-C cables. As concerns about data theft at public ...

You can easily find laptops and desktop PCs packing USB-C port certified for Thunderbolt 4 or USB 4. But now the next generation of the standard is picking up speed ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The slow but steady advancements in USB generations are a testament to the growing power and data requirements of the various peripherals and ...

Chongwei Chen is the President & CEO of DataNumen, a global data recovery leader with solutions trusted by Fortune 500 companies worldwide. As a data-recovery expert with 24 years of experience, I ...

Data loss is a nightmare for any computer user, and Linux users are no exception. Despite the robust architecture of Linux operating systems, disasters can strike in the form of accidental deletions, ...