Global Security Watch > Seagate's Drive Plans Include 500 GBs, Encryption

http://www.volubis.com/blog [InfoSec News Blog] Seagate plans to enhance its Momentus lineup further with the Momentus FDE, a 2.5-inch drive with the capability to encrypt is data. Encrypting the information will make a stolen notebook less valuable to thieves, as well as preventing identity theft and the loss of sensitive corporate data, Pait said.

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Tech-blog.org[Tech-blog.org] Seagate Introduces First 25 Inch Perpendicular Recording Hard&nbs ...: Seagate today also became the first major hard disc drive maker to announce plans to roll out strong, transparent hardware-based data protection for notebook computers that prevents unauthorized access to data. Robust notebook security is increasingly important as thefts of notebooks with sensitive personal and business information continue to rise, with companies incurring millions of dollars of losses in lost or stolen trade secrets and intellectual property and individuals facing the high cost of identify theft.

Infoworld.comhttp://www.infoworld.com [Infoworld.com] Seagate preps hard-disk encryption technology | InfoWorld | News ...: In addition to offering the FDE technology, Seagate will offer software tools to customers so that they are able to add their own security features, for example biometric systems such as fingerprint scanners, to work with Seagate's technology, he said.

Computerworld.comhttp://computerworld.com [Computerworld.com] Seagate preps hard-disk encryption technology - Computerworld: JUNE 21, 2005 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - TOKYO -- Seagate Technology LLC will start shipping next year a security technology for some of its hard disk drives that will make it more difficult for notebook PC thieves to read stolen data. the company said today.

Anandtech.comhttp://www.anandtech.com [Anandtech.com] AnandTech News: Seagate preps hard-disk encryption technology: Seagate estimates that about 10% of the Momentus 5400 series could be shipped with the security technology. If the feature catches on, the company will extend the option to a broader range of disks, he said.

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