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.