Vitaliy Mokosiy
mokosiy.bsky.social
Vitaliy Mokosiy
@mokosiy.bsky.social
CTO at Atola Technology
Why we created Atola TaskForce 2

1. Save loooots of your time and your energy when facing too many drives to image.
2. Make it simple. Let you colleague who's responsible for evidence acquistion just hit the button. So they get the image automatically without specific training.
November 17, 2025 at 6:40 AM
MultiDrive 1.2 has just been released!
- Write Error Recovery. Automatic retry mechanism for write failures during Clone/Erase operations
- Optimized realtime drive polling interval to reduce CPU overhead.
- Over 12 bug fixes
October 10, 2025 at 9:10 AM
New in Atola Insight Forensic 5.7!

We’ve supercharged logical imaging with a flexible set of file and folder filters, making acquisition faster and more precise.
September 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM
New logical imaging module in Atola Insight Forensic 5.7.
See how quickly you can launch it using the default filters to image all files to L01.
September 24, 2025 at 3:49 AM
One-on-one Kenobi :)
I just had a chat with my teammates, which resulted in the word mashup and the following picture by Gemini :)
August 19, 2025 at 8:33 AM
You won't lose your job to AI...
July 16, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Just diving into Jurgen Appelo's "Human Robot Agent", and here's his quote in the picture.
This book is packed with great ideas about human-AI collaboration and how the modern work is being reshaped.

It's my top recommendation for reading these days!
June 24, 2025 at 4:23 AM
122.88TB SSD from Solidigm, D5-P5336 is released:
- based on 192-layer QLC NAND
- linear read speed: 7 GB/s
- linear write speed: 3 GB/s
- power consumption: active: 24W / idle: 5W
June 18, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Meet good old Conner drive, a classic from the 90s:
- 1.2 GB
- 4500 RPM
- Transfer rate of ~5 MB/s

One of our customers has imaged it in 8 minutes using Atola Insight Forensic.

By the way, Seagate Technology acquired Conner in 1996. That's why you might not have heard of this HDD manufacturer
June 9, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Format to exFAT after wiping a drive - new in TaskForce 2025.4 update

Now you can select up to 26 drives in TaskForce, launch simultaneous secure wiping, and automatically format them to exFAT when complete.

#dfir #digitalforensics #forensicimager
May 15, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Add a note to your report at any time - new in TaskForce 2025.4 update

So simple, so helpful. Now you can use Plus icon button to add a note to the report whenever you have a thought about a case or evidence drive: during imaging or after.

#digitalforensic #dfir #forensicimaging
May 14, 2025 at 5:42 AM
MBR offset in RAID autodetection - new in TaskForce 2025.4 update

When initial RAID autodetection attempts are unsuccessful, TaskForce now intelligently identifies MBR offsets and suggests restarting the process with adjusted parameters.

#raid #dfir #digitalforensics #forensicimaging
May 13, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Synology NAS RAID with missing drives - new in TaskForce 2025.4 update

Missing drives from a Synology NAS? No problem.

Our latest TF firmware now automatically reassembles Synology SHR RAID arrays even with one missing or damaged drive.

#DFIR #digitalforensics #Synology #RAID #ForensicImaging
May 12, 2025 at 5:06 AM
{NUM+} pattern - new in TaskForce 2025.4 update

Another improvement of file templates. It automates routine when a file exists in a folder and autoincrements a corresponding part of the file name. Small but neat!

One of our valued customers suggested this feature!
May 9, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Confused by all the different microSD cards? Kingston’s quick guide makes it easy to choose the right one.

#microSD #MemoryCards #dfir #digitalforensics
April 28, 2025 at 4:41 AM
April 26, 2025 at 4:13 AM
We (Atola Technology) have just launched MultiDrive!

You can use it for free if you need to backup, clone and wipe your drive. I believe such tasks should be simple and pleasant experience, just the way we designed it :-)

multidrive.io

#Atola #MultiDrive #backup #clone #erase
April 15, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Before becoming a VC, Ben Horowitz was CEO of software start-up Opsware. Once he was asked:
- Did you sleep well at night, being the CEO of a start-up?
- Oh yeah, I slept like a baby. I woke up every two hours and cried.
February 19, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Seagate 36TB monster drive is released. It will take you more than 40 hours to image that one!

#dfir #digitalforensics #hdd #seagate
January 22, 2025 at 10:18 AM
This week we released Atola Insight Forensic 5.6. The new software is up to 130% faster than before when imaging random or encrypted data to E01 compressed files.

Faster tools for better results 🚀

#ssd #forensicimaging #e01 #dfir
December 13, 2024 at 7:35 AM
Big welcome to Oleg, our newest software engineer at @atola-technology.bsky.social!
Let's build some cool stuff together. Welcome aboard!🚀
December 2, 2024 at 10:18 AM
Swap of damaged hard drive's PCB. Does it work? (my post)

For old drives it might, but not for modern drives released in the last 10 years (approx). These HDDs use unique calibration data stored in the PCB's firmware. Replacing the PCB with an identical requires firmware transfer to a new PCB.
November 25, 2024 at 7:01 AM
The last two months of the year tend to be super-active in terms of demand for Atola forensic hardware imagers.

Our Canadian HQ is currently working hard to assemble and package TaskForce 2 systems, as well as more compact TaskForces and Atola Insight Forensic devices.
November 15, 2024 at 7:00 AM