TC: Small: RUI: Digital Laser Microscopy Analysis of Active, Altered, and Damaged Storage Media for Security and Digital Forensic Recovery

数字存储介质故障是一种常见的现象，但对故障机制的理解可能是难以捉摸的，并具有深远的影响。 该项目利用数字激光显微镜来调查数字存储介质的物理和环境操作对故障率和数据可恢复性的影响。对数字媒体物理特性的调查正在建立故障阈值及其对数据恢复的适用性。该项目的结果被存储在数字媒体故障特征、潜在数据恢复技术以及媒体故障和干预的微观图像地图的分类中。该项目的另一个方面是广泛的外联部分，其中包括K-12和社区大学环境。 这项调查的进一步影响包括利用物理媒体操作作为安全机制的能力，以及提高数字媒体的可靠性。

Digital storage media failure is a common occurrence, but an understanding of the mechanisms for the failure can be elusive and have far reaching implications. This project utilizes a digital laser microscope to investigate the impact of physical and environmental manipulation of digital storage media on failure rates and data recoverability. This investigation into the physical characteristics of digital media is establishing failure thresholds and their suitability for data recovery. The results of the project are being stored in a taxonomy of digital media failure characteristics, potential data recovery techniques, and microscopic image maps of the media failures and interventions. An additional aspect of the project is an extensive outreach component, which includes the K-12 and community college environments. Further impacts of this investigation include the ability to utilize physical media manipulation as a security mechanism, as well as improve digital media reliability.