In this storage news roundup we cover Toshiba’s new Wipe technology, that kills a drive’s data when powered off, Icy Dock’s new 4-bay drive enclosure and Verbatim using leather to wrap their external hard drives.
In this storage news roundup we cover Toshiba’s new Wipe technology, that kills a drive’s data when powered off, Icy Dock’s new 4-bay drive enclosure and Verbatim using leather to wrap their external hard drives.
Toshiba Launches Wipe for Self-Encrypting Drives
Toshiba has announced Wipe for Toshiba self-encrypting drives (SED). Wipe is claimed to be the world’s first technology that allows for data to be securely erased when a system is powered-down or when a SED HDD is removed from the system.
Wipe can be used to secure data on notebooks as well as office machines, like copiers, that retain a good deal of sensitive data. Wipe automatically invalidates a drive’s security key when its power supply is turned off, instantly making all data on the drive unreadable. If the power down clearing doesn’t work for your application, as most notebook users would prefer, the technology can also be initiated by removing the drive from the computer.
And in case you don’t fully get the idea behind this rapid and simple method for preventing access to your data, Toshiba has created this helpful chart, indicating Wipe is better than a hammer and faster than a snail.
Icy Dock Launches Quad Bay 2.5" SATA/SAS Rack
Icy Dock has released the MB994SP-4S, a four 2.5" drive backplane that fits in a 5.25" device bay. The metal rack is well ventilated with slots on the front, back, top and bottom and includes two 40mm fans. Each drive tray has an LED on the front to show drive status and accommodates drives up to 15mm in height.
Verbatim Uses Leather for External Hard Drives
Plastic, titanium and all other exotic materials are out – leather is in. At least it looks like Verbatim is close to announcing a leather-wrapped external hard drive. Unfortunately this wallet-looking drive doesn’t feature a credit card slot or a place to stow your cash.
via ChipChick
