Atola TaskForce

Thunderbolt extension enables TaskForce to operate on all MacBooks with these interfaces: FireWire, Thunderbolt 2 and Thunderbolt 3 (2016 – 2017 models). There is no need to remove the SSD, Thunderbolt extension allows connecting the whole Apple laptop to TaskForce.  Moreover, it is possible to work with all the recent Read more…

Some source evidence drives and their images can be involved in a long-running investigation case and wait to be presented in court for months or years on end. Data stored on such drives and their image files may eventually get corrupt. Therefore it may be critical for an investigator to Read more…

TaskForce system allows expanding its compatibility with other device interfaces via hardware extension modules. How to plug an extension module TaskForce system must be powered off before an extension module can be plugged: Power off TaskForce; Plug extension module into the Extension port; Power on TaskForce. Thunderbolt extension module With Read more…

Host protected area (HPA) and device configuration overlay (DCO) are special hidden areas. They were developed as a feature by hard drive manufacturers for secure storage of vendor utilities or to make a drive appear to have smaller capacity than the drive actually has. But for a while now, proficient users Read more…

Atola TaskForce supports hash calculation of both the evidence drive and the image in conjunction with imaging. We have developed highly flexible functionality to help optimize evidence acquisition process to fit one’s internal procedures while avoiding further damage to fragile media. To calculate hash of both the evidence and the image: Click Read more…

Welcome to the December release of Atola TaskForce! In this firmware version you will enjoy: NVMe support: imaging of NVMe drives using M.2 extension module Imaging of all sectors with data: skip empty sectors and image data only, one partition at a time Improved interface: clickable and editable elements are now easily Read more…

Atola TaskForce allows imaging to up to 5 targets at a time. The targets may include E01 or RAW (.img, .dd) file on a network server target drive plugged into one of 18 TaskForce ports To start an imaging session that includes 5 targets: 1) Click Image icon in the Read more…

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 Read more…

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 Read more…

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 Read more…