Seagate ST9160319AS - Momentus 5400 FDE.3 160 GB Hard Drive Manual
Seagate ST9160319AS - Momentus 5400 FDE.3 160 GB Hard Drive Manual

Seagate ST9160319AS - Momentus 5400 FDE.3 160 GB Hard Drive Manual

Can your computer keep a secret?

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Technology Paper
Can Your Computer Keep a Secret?
Why All Laptop Data Protection Methods
Are NOT Created Equal

Hard Drive Passwords Easily Defeated

It can be surprisingly easy to pull sensitive data, such as thousands
of names and social security numbers, off laptops that are thought
to be encrypted and secure. Recent data leakages (TSA, TJ Maxx)
prove embarrassing and costly, and illustrate the necessity for
robust security solutions. IT security research and advisory
leader Trusted Strategies
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protection solutions to the test—and show how easy it is to crack
frequently used technologies and get to valuable secrets.
The Truth About Data Protection
Companies may rely on password protection to safeguard data
stored on their computer's hard drives, but in nearly all cases an
attacker can easily disable the password lock and gain full access
to the data on the drive.
Theft of sensitive information from personal and enterprise
computing systems is one of the fastest growing crimes in America.
Ameriprise Financial, Ford Motor Company, the Department of
Veterans Affairs and many others have lost millions of sensitive
records stolen from their laptop computers.
response handling, legal fees, corrective actions, loss of reputation
and loss of customers can be crippling. Another daunting fact
is that company management can be held personally liable for
security breaches.
A significant and increasing percentage of corporate data now
resides at the edges of the enterprise on home office PCs and the
laptop computers of mobile workers. Wherever it resides, protecting
sensitive data is critical to an organization's business practices
and overall success. Consequently, individuals and organizations
are struggling to find cost-effective and user-friendly ways to keep
sensitive data from falling into the wrong hands.
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Trusted Strategies, LLC, www.trustedstrategies.com
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National Crime Prevention Council, www.ncpc.org
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Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, www.privacyrights.org
put the most prevalent hard drive data
The costs in incident
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Summary of Contents for Seagate ST9160319AS - Momentus 5400 FDE.3 160 GB Hard Drive

  • Page 1 Technology Paper Can Your Computer Keep a Secret? Why All Laptop Data Protection Methods Are NOT Created Equal Hard Drive Passwords Easily Defeated It can be surprisingly easy to pull sensitive data, such as thousands of names and social security numbers, off laptops that are thought to be encrypted and secure.
  • Page 2 Can Your Computer Keep a Secret? Why All Laptop Data Protection Methods Are NOT Created Equal Comparison of Hard Drive Data the PC itself. This means that there can be stealth Protection Methods processes running on the PC that can capture the encryption keys and even the non-encrypted There are a number of methods available to data—which of course is not a very good scenario...
  • Page 3 Can Your Computer Keep a Secret? Why All Laptop Data Protection Methods Are NOT Created Equal Hard Drive Password Locking Hardware Tools Easily Remove Hard Drive Passwords Most hard drive manufacturers offer a feature officially called the “ATA security feature set” but The details of how the password security on commonly known as “ATA hard drive password Crooker’s PC was disabled were not disclosed,...
  • Page 4 Copyright © 2007 Seagate Technology LLC. All rights reserved. Printed in USA. Seagate, Seagate Technology and the Wave logo are registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC in the United States and/or other countries. Momentus is either a trademark or registered trademark of Seagate Technology LLC or one of its affiliated companies in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks or registered...

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