10/30/2006 11:28:54 AM, by Eric Bangeman

Seagate has introduced a new hard drive security platform that it hopes will make data loss problems stemming from stolen and misplaced notebooks a thing of the past. Called DriveTrust, Seagate's new hard drive security platform offers a combination of hardware-based security along with a programming foundation for security software developers to "lock down digital information at rest."

Hard drive encryption is nothing new. However, the recent spate of high-profile laptop losses and thefts has highlighted the issue of data security, especially as it pertains to mobile devices. The US Office of Management and Budget recently issued new data security guidelines that addressed the issue of laptop security along with network and database security, recommending that all data on laptops and other mobile devices be encrypted unless it falls into the "nonsensitive" category.

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