Wednesday, June 29, 2005
Seagate Announces Encrypted Laptop Drives
Posted by James Fee in "HARDWARE" @ 09:00 AM
"For those reliant on laptops for work, data security can often be an issue, especially if the laptop is stolen. Various third-party encryption tools are available, but Seagate looks to one-up them with its new Hardware-Based Full Disc Encryption (FDE). Slated to begin shipping in 2006, the drives automatically encrypt data as it is written to the drive."
For those who travel and are worried about their data being stolen Seagate will be introducing a hardware-base encryption drive. I suspect we'll see more of this technology across the product spectrum as hard drives continue to appear in almost any device. I'm sure people would feel better if their data on Personal Media Players or iPods or even their CF Hard Drive was safe if they left it on the bus.
For those who travel and are worried about their data being stolen Seagate will be introducing a hardware-base encryption drive. I suspect we'll see more of this technology across the product spectrum as hard drives continue to appear in almost any device. I'm sure people would feel better if their data on Personal Media Players or iPods or even their CF Hard Drive was safe if they left it on the bus.
