Entries tagged as ‘BlackArmor’
Take the Oops factor out of the security equation with mobile encryption
The UK government’s data security woes continue, the latest a misplaced USB stick containing detailed data on 10,000 serious offenders -and all 84,000 prisoners in England. Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, in charge of UK prisons, is the Embarrassed Minister of the Month when it comes to UK data security.
Of course there will be lots of hand-wringing about this persistent trend. The reality is that while processes can be improved, people will be people; stuff happens.
Encryption makes lost drives no-news events
Mandate fully encrypted mobile storage like Seagate BlackArmor and the UK government will at least “oops” proof data on the move.
Categories: Data Security
Tagged: BlackArmor, Data Security, encryption, FDE, prisoners, UK government
A tweaker’s dream toy - but not for everyone
Engadget oggles Addonics’ new RAID box today, an awesome tech toy for RAID-to-go. $99.
Interesting comments in the post on how much cooler it would be if it didn’t need an external power suppy. That’s the trade-off between tinkerable boxes like this and a ready-to-use storage product like Seagate’s BlackArmor. Just like home construction projects, the last 10% of “finish” can really make a difference in portable storage.
It all depends on who you are and what you need.
I could see Addonics’ Portable Dual Drive enclosure as a great starting point for a kick-butt specialized solution from a system builder.
Categories: Digital Home · Products
Tagged: Addonics, BlackArmor, engadget, Maxtor, mobile, RAID, Seagate, storage
Cool, but encryption is a kindler and gentler way to retire disk drives
Blocks and Files highlighted this very physical solution to a data management problem: how to be sure sensitive data on retired disk drives never again sees the light of day. It’s a do-it-yourself version of industrial disk crushers.
Verity’s quite excited about the Hard Drive Destroyer, and I know it fills a desperate need. But it’s not very resource-efficient nor environmentally friendly. That’s a perfectly good drive! Can’t someone else use it?
The renewable alternative: self-encrypting hard drives like the Momentus FDE and BlackArmor. When it’s time to retire, throw away the AES-grade encryption key, and Poof! - what was once written will never be seen again. Certifiably so.
Momentus FDE is a notebook drive. The first enterprise FDE drive will be the Seagate Cheetah 15K . Stay tuned.
Who’s destroying drives out there? Anyone willing to admit they’re ignoring this problem and reusing drives?
Categories: Data Security · Digital Home · Laptop PC
Tagged: 15K, BlackArmor, Cheetah, FDE, Hard Drive Destroyer, Momentus, Verity
Treat your customers’ data like money, or suffer the consequences
Digital content is the new currency. Want proof? Substitute ”a pile of cash” for ”data” in the following stories:
How good of a bank vault is your solution?
It’s a new way to think about what you do for your customers. You are processing and storing your customer’s liquid assets. Your solutions need to reflect that reality, or you may end up having to help them recover from a nasty surprise.
An alternative to “Old School” bank vaults and security guards for data is encryption. Seagate’s Maxtor BlackArmor drives are better than a loaded gun in keep thieves out of your stuff. Without the password, NO ONE can get to your data. Period.
Who’s had data irretrievably lost or stolen? How did you recover?
Categories: Backup · Business Solutions · Data Security
Tagged: Maxtor, Data Security, BlackArmor, theft, iosafe
Storage performance specs are so last millenium
Going by today’s headlines, storage vendors should add a new spec to their data sheets: hackability.
Case in point: yet another theft of reams of customer data, this time in the UK. Tapes left in a car.
Wired Magazine’s Fetish spread features the Maxtor BlackArmor drive from Seagate. This is a new kind of extreme storage device. It’s virtually unhackackable, offering AES encryption encased within the hard drive itself. So if it gets stolen or lost (does it matter which?), you can sleep secure in the fact that someone else may have your drive, but they don’t have your data.
It’s got a high “eye candy” factor, too - so you can be safe AND cool.
Update: CDW is taking orders for BlackArmor now.
Categories: Data Security · Digital Home · Products
Tagged: Seagate, Maxtor, security, BlackArmor, AES
Easy add-on sell for secure data on the go
Seagate announced its new Maxtor BlackArmor secure portable drive today. 160GB, full AES encryption. Everything stored on this puppy is automatically encrypted and virtually hack-proof.
Seagate’s taken a leading position in truly secure storage devices. This drive follows the already-released Momentus FDE secure notebook drive.
This is an easy add-on solution for desktop or notebook customers. Worry-free mobile storage!
Categories: Uncategorized
Tagged: AES, BlackArmor, encryption, hard drive, Maxtor, mobile, storage
