{"id":3336,"date":"2009-09-26T10:59:17","date_gmt":"2009-09-26T00:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=3336"},"modified":"2009-09-26T10:59:17","modified_gmt":"2009-09-26T00:59:17","slug":"seagate-first-to-ship-enterprise-class-self-encrypting-drives-to-vars-and-system-builders-worldwide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=3336","title":{"rendered":"SEAGATE FIRST TO SHIP ENTERPRISE-CLASS SELF-ENCRYPTING DRIVES TO VARS AND SYSTEM BUILDERS WORLDWIDE"},"content":{"rendered":"

SEAGATE FIRST TO SHIP ENTERPRISE-CLASS SELF-ENCRYPTING DRIVES TO VARS AND SYSTEM BUILDERS WORLDWIDE<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Seagate Secure\u2122 HDDs enable instant, automatic data-at-rest security for servers and storage systems<\/em><\/p>\n

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SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.,<\/strong> \u2014 September 25, 2009 \u2014 Seagate Technology (NASDAQ:STX) today announced worldwide availability of the Seagate Secure\u2122 Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) option across its portfolio of enterprise-class hard drives. Products with the Seagate Secure option include: Savvio\u2122 15K.2, Savvio 10K.3, Constellation\u2122 and Cheetah\u2122 15K.7 drives.<\/p>\n

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These enterprise-class products are an extension of Seagate\u2019s first-to-market leadership with Seagate Secure Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) technology, designed to deliver data-at-rest security for servers and storage systems.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSelf-Encrypting Drives are one of the easiest, most cost-effective security measures companies can implement,\u201d said Eric Ouellet, vice president at Gartner. \u201cThe use of SEDs provides businesses with complete data-at-rest protection against information breaches that can occur in drives and systems that have been repurposed, decommissioned, disposed of, sent for repair, misplaced or stolen. Because all disk media eventually leaves a company\u2019s control, the use of SEDs ensures that data is protected at these critical stages of a system\u2019s life cycle.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Enterprises of all sizes can experience exposure to costly data breaches. Whether it\u2019s a \u201csmash and grab\u201d drive or complete system theft, IT managers can face lost revenue, market share and customer confidence. Additionally, adherence to government security regulations (e.g. HIPAA) is a concern for IT managers of information-sensitive businesses (e.g. healthcare, banking and insurance). With 50,000 drives and terabytes of data leaving organizations daily, and because 90% of the drives returned for warranty contain readable data, safe drive retirement is a key imperative for businesses worldwide.<\/p>\n

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In cooperation with Intel and LSI, who are now shipping local key management and 6Gb\/s SAS technology with TCG-based security technology within their controllers and server solutions that integrate seamlessly with Seagate SEDs, VARs and system integrators can build secure solutions that are strong enough for national security, yet easy enough for the one-person IT department to manage.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cSmall to medium-sized enterprises can become more vulnerable to the risks of a data breach, a situation that can quickly become catastrophic and costly,\u201d said David Brown, general manager of Channel Server Products at Intel. \u201cUsing an Intel server board, such as Intel\u00ae<\/sup> Server Board S5520HC, with a new Intel\u00ae<\/sup> RAID Controller RS2BL080 and Seagate\u2019s Self-Encrypting Drives, allows data-at-rest to be natively secure at the disk drives themselves. This is a smart and easy way to help ensure that intellectual property remains protected.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cLSI worked closely with Seagate to deliver industry-first support for SEDs on the new 6Gb\/s LSI MegaRAID 9200 series controller cards,\u201d said Tom Kodet, manager of Channel Product Marketing, LSI. \u201cMegaRAID controllers with LSI SafeStore Encryption Services for local key management make deploying Seagate SEDs so simple and cost-effective that even small and medium businesses can now afford a government-grade security solution.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Data-at-rest security using Seagate SEDs provides a range of benefits for protecting an enterprise system\u2019s information when compared to other software and hardware encryption tools. Among them are:<\/p>\n

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Performance<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 The encryption engine matches the full interface speed of the drive and therefore drive performance does not suffer. And because each individual drive contains its own encryption engine, there are no bandwidth issues with scalability as your security and storage needs grow with more drives added to the system.<\/p>\n

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Compatibility<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 Drive-level full disk encryption (FDE) technology is supported by the security protocol developed through the Trusted Computing Group (TCG), an organization consisting of membership of more than 50 participating companies, including all hard drive manufacturers. Key management standards to insure interoperability are being established via the IEEE 1619.3. All major storage system providers are participating in IEEE 1619.3.<\/p>\n

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Manageability<\/em> <\/strong>\u2014 Transparent to end user and storage systems, SEDs scale linearly with no bottlenecks or single points of failure. The IT user does not need to escrow the encryption key to maintain data recoverability because the encryption key is held in the drive. This frees the storage administrator from having to schedule and conduct this performance-throttling activity.<\/p>\n

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Security<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 SED technology delivers a new standard of security for data-at-rest encryption. Cipher text is never exposed and the drive is locked and inaccessible to anyone without full authorization.<\/p>\n

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Visit the link for more information about Seagate and its SED solutions<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SEAGATE FIRST TO SHIP ENTERPRISE-CLASS SELF-ENCRYPTING DRIVES TO VARS AND SYSTEM BUILDERS WORLDWIDE \u00a0 Seagate Secure\u2122 HDDs enable instant, automatic data-at-rest security for servers and storage systems \u00a0 SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif., \u2014 September 25, 2009 \u2014 Seagate Technology (NASDAQ:STX) today announced worldwide availability of the Seagate Secure\u2122 Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) option across its portfolio of<\/p>\n

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