Momentus FDE:New Self Encrypting Notebook HDD by Seagate
By Alexis • Nov 13th, 2008 • Category: Mobile Computing Accessory NewsSeagate has launched its new range of hard disks that are intended to provide high-level data security. Designed for executive notebooks the new Momentus FDE (full-disk encryption) hard drives are backed by McAfee’s software for the enterprise-wide management of notebooks.
These hard drives provide full data protection in the event of lost or stolen notebook. It has got the powerful government-grade encryption that is the best for securing sensitive information such as customer database, official documents or any other private data. McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator management system and endpoint encryption client are the applications that are used with the Seagate Momentus FDE hard drives while implementing embedded hardware encryption. These hard drives offer complete security under heterogeneous environments. They are available in 5400 and 7200rpm models. Presently the maximum storage capacity offered by these drives is 320 GB but the hardware market will welcome the 500 GB (half a terabyte) disks soon.
These secure hard drives from Seagate are simple to use and install. The end user need not interact with the complex security policies. Instead, he has to authenticate himself by simply entering a BIOS password and that’s all. The drive automatically secures the data transparently without affecting the system’s performance.
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