March 26, 2014

Toshiba Self-Encrypting HDD Gains Government-Class Security Validation




Self-encrypting HDDs validated to U.S. Federal Information Processing Standard

Toshiba Electronics Europe has announced its mobile-grade thin 7mm hard disk drive (HDD) with self-encrypting technology has been validated to U.S. Federal Information Processing Standard 140-2 (FIPS 140-2). The MQ01ABUxxxBW series is the first Toshiba self-encrypting drive (SED) validated to the FIPS 140-2 standard and includes Toshiba’s unique wipe technology, which automatically erases data when an HDD is accessed by an unregistered system.