“That said, we do offer an encryption key solution which encrypts data in such a way that even if the drive is stolen, the data cannot be accessed since they require a literal key.” This key is one that you would keep on your keyring, and take home with you at the end of your shift. “It’s encrypted.”īret Austen, General Manager of Positive E Solutions Inc., in Barrie, Ontario calls this feature a “false sense of security.” He explained to me that while his company does carry these drives, the encryption features are not a true protection for the users’ data. Wow, sounds safe! So you plug in the drive to your computer, and place your private stuff on there, and feel safe. Somewhere inside the chassis of your external hard drive, there is an integrated encryption/decryption chip. “And you call yourself a bald nerd!”īut second of all, exactly who are we protecting here?
“Why, that should be obvious, Robbie it’s because we are security conscious and want to protect our data from prying eyes,” you say.
Why do hard drive manufacturers add useless hardware encryption to external drives? I got thinking about this question today.
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