Securely obtaining memory content after device malfunction

A system for securely obtaining memory content after a device malfunction, comprising:

• a content retrieval component configured to:
• identify a device malfunction based upon non-responsiveness of a device;
• perform a warm reset of the device to initially reboot the device responsive to identifying the device malfunction, the warm reset retaining memory content within volatile memory of the device;
• and
• responsive to the device being initially rebooted from the warm reset:
• encrypt the memory content to create encrypted memory content, the encrypted memory content being distinguished from the memory content that is retained within the volatile memory after the warm reset;
• store the encrypted memory content separately from the memory content that is retained within the volatile memory after the warm reset;
• and
• perform a second reboot to reboot the device and flush the memory content from the volatile memory, such that the encrypted memory content remains even though the memory content in the volatile memory is flushed.

A computer readable storage device comprising instructions that when executed perform a method for securely obtaining memory content after a device malfunction, the method comprising:

• identifying a device malfunction based upon non-responsiveness of a device;
• performing a warm reset of the device to initially reboot the device responsive to the identifying, where power is provided to volatile memory of the device during the warm reset to retain memory content within the volatile memory;
• responsive to the device being initially rebooted from the warm reset:
• encrypting the memory content to create encrypted memory content, the encrypted memory content being distinguished from the memory content that is retained within the volatile memory after the warm reset;
• and
• storing the encrypted memory content separately from the memory content that is retained within the volatile memory after the warm reset and such that the memory content is stored simultaneously with the encrypted memory content.