{"id":6516,"date":"2014-10-03T10:00:06","date_gmt":"2014-10-03T14:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.nccomputertech.com\/?p=6516"},"modified":"2014-10-03T10:00:06","modified_gmt":"2014-10-03T14:00:06","slug":"these-self-destructing-ssds-will-physically-destroy-the-nand-flash-on-your-command-techspot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/2014\/10\/03\/these-self-destructing-ssds-will-physically-destroy-the-nand-flash-on-your-command-techspot\/","title":{"rendered":"These self-destructing SSDs will physically destroy the NAND flash on your command – TechSpot"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

It\u2019s one thing to have your personal notebook filled with family photos, music and movies come up missing. It\u2019s a different beast entirely when that missing notebook contains business information, trade secrets or the login credentials of your employer.<\/p>\n

In those instances, it\u2019d be great to have a self-destructing hard drive akin to something out of a James Bond movie. As it turns out, that technology already exists and it comes from a company called SecureDrives.<\/p>\n

The company lists four different solid state drive models that offer up a mixture of 256-bit AES CBC hardware encryption, two-factor authentication, GSM command over encryption key flipping and physical fracturing of the NAND flash storage.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

There are a few different instances where the drive will trigger its self-destruct mechanism. For example, trying to physically open the drive (it\u2019s sealed during the production process) will initiate physical fracturing.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s more, user\u2019s can configure the drive to destruct if removed from your system\u2019s SATAII connector, self-destruct when the internal battery runs completely empty (some may think a dead battery would disable security features) and even remotely kill the drive via SMS sent from any phone.<\/p>\n

I suspect these drives won\u2019t be cheap but if data security is your top priority, they certainly seem capable of the job. Just don\u2019t accidentally trigger the self-destruct mode as there\u2019s absolutely no way to recover your data once the deed has been done.<\/p>\n

via These self-destructing SSDs will physically destroy the NAND flash on your command – TechSpot<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s one thing to have your personal notebook filled with family photos, music and movies come up missing. It\u2019s a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3,10],"tags":[731,1019],"class_list":["post-6516","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hardware","category-technology","tag-nand-flash-memory","tag-ssd"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/papNkV-1H6","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6943,"url":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/2014\/11\/21\/intel-to-launch-ssds-using-3d-nand-technology-in-2015\/","url_meta":{"origin":6516,"position":0},"title":"Intel to launch SSDs using 3D NAND technology in 2015","author":"NCCT","date":"November 21, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Intel has announced intentions to launch solid state drives based on its 3D NAND technology sometime during the second half of next year. Developed in cooperation with flash memory specialist Micron, the tech stacks 32 planar layers which delivers 256Gb (32GB) of storage in a single MLC die. Pushing it\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Hardware"","block_context":{"text":"Hardware","link":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/category\/hardware\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":7910,"url":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/2015\/03\/30\/bit-by-bit-intel-looks-to-quadruple-ssd-storage\/","url_meta":{"origin":6516,"position":1},"title":"Bit by bit, Intel looks to quadruple SSD storage","author":"NCCT","date":"March 30, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"With all the photos, videos, apps and tunes you have, the storage on your smartphone may not be enough. With that in mind, Intel is researching new ways to up the storage capacity in mobile devices and PCs without hurting the size or price of devices. One effort underway at\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Hardware"","block_context":{"text":"Hardware","link":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/category\/hardware\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":8896,"url":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/2016\/04\/18\/intel-launches-budget-minded-540s-series-ssds-pricing-starts-under-55\/","url_meta":{"origin":6516,"position":2},"title":"Intel launches budget-minded 540s Series SSDs, pricing starts under $55","author":"NCCT","date":"April 18, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"By Shawn Knight | Techspot Intel\u2019s budget-minded 540 Series solid state drives are now available to purchase. The drives, based on 16-nanometer TLC NAND flash memory from SK Hynix, are available in two form factors and half a dozen capacities. The new Intel 540s Series drives are offered in capacities\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Hardware"","block_context":{"text":"Hardware","link":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/category\/hardware\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":8997,"url":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/2016\/08\/18\/this-week-in-computer-hardware-376-60tb-ssds-and-a-new-date-for-the-iphone-7\/","url_meta":{"origin":6516,"position":3},"title":"This Week in Computer Hardware 376: 60TB SSDs and a New Date for the iPhone 7","author":"NCCT","date":"August 18, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/wboBn3k0QI8 Hosts: Patrick Norton, Allyn Malventano Allyn Malventano joins Patrick Norton to discuss Flash Memory Summit 2016, including the Seagate 60TB SAS SSD, Samsung's 4th generation of V-NAND, the Micron QuantX XPoint Prototype SSD, and 48 U.2 SSDs in a single 2U chassis. Plus, DEF CON, Qualcomm chip security flaws,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Hardware"","block_context":{"text":"Hardware","link":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/category\/hardware\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/wboBn3k0QI8\/0.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":7931,"url":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/2015\/03\/30\/this-week-in-computer-hardware-308-ocz-is-back-kind-of\/","url_meta":{"origin":6516,"position":4},"title":"This Week in Computer Hardware 308: OCZ Is Back. Kind of…","author":"NCCT","date":"March 30, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Hosts: Patrick Norton and Ryan Shrout Silverstone Fortress FT05 enclosure review, OCZ Vector 180 SSD full capacity roundup, 3DMark API overhead feature test - early DX12 performance, SEC filing reveals NVIDIA uses Samsung for some manufacturing, Intel\/Micron announce 3D NAND production with more than 10TB on a 2.5\" SSD, and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Hardware"","block_context":{"text":"Hardware","link":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/category\/hardware\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":8963,"url":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/2016\/06\/23\/this-week-in-computer-hardware-369-bring-it-on-son-daddy-needs-a-new-ssd\/","url_meta":{"origin":6516,"position":5},"title":"This Week in Computer Hardware 369: Bring it on Son, Daddy Needs a New SSD","author":"NCCT","date":"June 23, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/raEruN1ZgE0 Hosts: Ryan Shrout, Patrick Norton Western Digital My Passport Wireless Pro 2TB review, Dark Power Pro 11 750W PSU review, AMD Radeon RX 480 specifications revealed, the possible death of headphone jacks, Samsung's 48-layer V-NAND products, the KiloCore project from UC Davis, and more!","rel":"","context":"In "Hardware"","block_context":{"text":"Hardware","link":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/category\/hardware\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/raEruN1ZgE0\/0.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6516","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6516"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6516\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6516"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6516"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}