Dell self-encrypting laptop
p2pnet news view | Security:- Dell is building Seagate FDE drives into its Latitude and Precision notebook lines and the OptiPlex 960 desktop, says The Register.
“The new Momentus FDE laptop drives, 5400- and 7200-rpm models with capacities up to a half-terabyte, deliver powerful protection against unauthorized access to information on lost or stolen laptop computers,” says eChannelLine, going on the Momentus drives feature government-grade encryption.
The drives can be enterprise-managed with firmware that works with software such as ePO to configure and manage the drives, or in a BIOS-managed mode in which a BIOS password is used to authenticate the system, says The Register, adding:
“This latter mode, Seagate says, can be used to retrofit an FDE Momentus into an existing notebook and so secure its data against loss.”
Neither story mentions price.
The Register – Of Dell’s self-encrypting laptop, November 10, 2008
eChannelLine - Seagate’s self-encrypting hard drives powers new Dell notebooks, November 10, 2008
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November 11th, 2008 at 7:28 pm
Great to hear this about Seagate, the only external hard drive company from whom I buy.
Wish I could give Dell that sort of exclusivity.
November 12th, 2008 at 8:35 pm
If these HDD’s use ‘government-grade encryption’ I guess then they have zero protection, at least going by UK standars!