Why is the ability to capture ATA Protected Areas so important?
A. ATA Specifications added the “Protected Area” as a means for PC distributors to ship diagnostic utilities with PCs. Simply put, the ATA protected area is an area of the hard drive that is not reported to the system BIOS and operating system. Because the protected area is not normally seen, most disk forensics imaging tools will not image this area. We have seen an emergence of new utilities available allowing PC users to take advantage of this “Protected Area” to store user data.
Related Questions
- In the Appendix C Demographics Chart, if agencies do not capture data on certain areas of the volunteers, staff, board, and clients, how do they reflect that?
- Will areas under the InvisiGARD Paint Protection be less sun faded than the areas not protected?
- Why is the ability to capture ATA Protected Areas so important?
