Seagate Technology ST9500327AS hard drive specifications
Seagate Momentus 5400 FDE ST9500327AS - hard drive - 500 GB - SATA-300
The need for better, stronger security has never been greater. However, some companies have not yet implemented an encryption solution because of concerns over cost, complexity and a noticeable performance hit to employee's systems. Hardware encryption is preferable to software solutions because it provides stronger security and has no negative impact on PCs. The Momentus FDE drives were the first to be introduced, and they have been adopted by small and large businesses and government agencies around the world. This is the only drive family to have NSA acceptance for protecting classified, mission-critical and national security information, making it the drive of choice for companies who want this extra measure of confidence. Seagate Secure technology enables IT departments to manage the security features of the drive via an enterprise security server. In fact, IT departments can manage multi-user and admin passwords that can invoke multi-factor logins as well as single sign-on and crypto erase functionality without ever touching the laptop. This can be done for a handful of laptop PCs or a worldwide enterprise. The management is all done via independent software vendors who have designed security management software to integrate with the Seagate Secure technology. Seagate Self-Encrypting Drives are easy to deploy and manage, and a variety of security software companies have partnered with Seagate to provide additional levels of security management and protection. Keep in mind, this solution requires security management software from an independent software vendor.
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