Seagate Technology on Monday took another step into the security arena with a new encrypted hard drive. The company plans to start shipping units to notebook manufacturers in early 2007. Seagate’s goal is to simplify the security and management of private data stored on computing devices, including PCs, notebooks and mobile devices, by protecting data right on the hard drive. Seagate will deliver the Momentus 5400 FDE.2, a 2.5-inch drive with hardware-based encryption, next year.
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Seagate Pushes Hardware-Based Encryption
Posted by: Jennifer LeClaire October 31, 2006 09:52 AMSeagate Technology on Monday took another step into the security arena with a new encrypted hard drive. The company plans to start shipping units to notebook manufacturers in early 2007. Seagate’s goal is to simplify the security and management of private data stored on computing devices, including PCs, notebooks and mobile devices, by protecting data right on the hard drive. Seagate will deliver the Momentus 5400 FDE.2, a 2.5-inch drive with hardware-based encryption, next year.