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Data Protection
Self-encrypting drive solutions based on TCG specifications enable integrated encryption and access control within the protected hardware of the drive. Self- encrypting drives provide the industry’s premier solution for full disk encryption, protecting data when the machines or drives are lost or stolen. TCG’s open standards provide multivendor interoperability.
Self Encrypting Drive Benefits:
- Encryption hardware, integrated into the drive controller, allows the drive to operate at full data rate with no performance degradation
- Scalable solution - every drive contains encryption engine
- Encryption always on - major compliance requirement
- Keys for encryption are generated in the drive and never leave the drive
- User authentication is performed by the drive before it will unlock, independent of the operating system
- Encryption is transparent to both users and software.
- No need for complex infrastructure to manage encryption keys
- Main processor cycles not used for encryption
- No modifications to OS, applications or tools
- Crypto- erase provides instant repurposing / decommissioning
Gartner Hype Cycle for Storage Technologies, 2010
Despite some incursion from SSDs, HDDs are and will remain the primary data storage elements in all computing systems for many years to come and a pitiable portion of HDDs shipped today contain any preloaded encryption technologies.
Solving the Data Security Dilemma with Self Encrypting Drives
As global regulations for data security increase in number and the consequences of non-compliance increase in severity, the ability to secure data has improved and actually become easier with the latest automatically implemented technology.
Tech Outlook article written by Susan Purcell and TCG member Lark Allen, which was published in Mortgage Technology's July 2009 issue.
Solutions Guide to Data-At-Rest
The SSIF Solutions Guide to Data-At-Rest, newly revised, provides an educational overview on solutions to mitigate the threat of loss of physical control of storage media.
Storage Security Best Current Practices
The SNIA Technical Document Storage Security Best Current Practices (BCPs) provide broad guidance to organizations seeking to secure their individual storage systems as well as their storage ecosystems. By focusing on best practices rather than a more minimalist set of requirements, organizations have flexibility in how they implement this guidance - as specific technology areas or in a phased approach, and so on.
Commentary: Storage Needs to be Trusted Everywhere
Hardware storage devices that conform to the TCG's specification will lead the way to eliminating the unacceptable misuse of information on mobile, server and data center storage devices.
Confidential information is everywhere – spread from desktop to data center. Too often, this data is breached leading to expensive disclosures, embarrassing headlines, or costly intellectual property theft. Will this situation improve? The paper concludes: 1)Problems are widespread, 2)A new model is needed, 3)Storage can act as the “root of trust” for confidential data security and 4) The TCG can provide the basic security plumbing.
How to Implement Trusted Computing
Roger Kay, Endpoint Technologies Associates provides A Guide to Tighter Enterprise Security in this whitepaper.
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