Toshiba releases hard drives with built-in data destruction system

Now there are quite a few solutions that allow you to urgently destroy the data on your hard drive (and on other storage media) if necessary. There are options that allow you to delete data even when you are on the other side of the planet, and the data needs to be urgently destroyed - an SMS is sent, and the system destroys all the contents of the hard drive. Toshiba is now going to release hard drives with an already built-in data destruction system that works when someone else's computer falls into the wrong hands .

The MKxx61GSYS family of hard drives, in addition to the data destruction system, also includes an integrated encryption system, so we can say that the device combines two systems - information protection and its destruction. As soon as the built-in security system detects that the disk is connected to an unidentified PC or other system, the data is immediately erased. In addition, there is a second option for the development of events - you can choose the option that makes the data inaccessible to the attacker (unfortunately, there is no detailed description of how this is implemented).

The owner of the hard disk of the MKxx61GSYS family can independently choose which data on the disk is to be protected, and what the device should do if a "leak" is detected - whether to destroy the data or simply make it inaccessible. These hard drives are positioned by the company as a convenient and secure data storage system for government organizations, corporations and other associations and individuals who need to protect their information. The security system implemented in these hard drives is based on the “Opal” specification from the Trusted Computing Group.

The MKxx61GSYS range includes hard drives of various sizes: from 160 to 640 gigabytes, with a SATA interface and 7200 RPM. By the way, developers use an encryption standard such as AES 256.

Via Toshiba