Monday, April 28, 2008

Fujitsu's New Hard Drive

Japanese HDD manufacturer Fujitsu recently announced the release of a new Hard Disk Drive which offers unprecedented 256-bit AES hardware encryption. In the past, most drives have been encrypted using software, but this new chip has the encryption built right in. What does this mean? Well, Fujitsu claims that the new drive will have "more robust security and faster system performance" than its software competitors.
http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/video/display/20080424084244_Fujitsu_Unveils_Hard_Disk_Drive_with_256_Bit_AES_Encryption.html

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