[FDE] Inside interview with Seagate on it's new FDE Drive

[Scott S]

Hi Kevin,

Yes, there was. It is one of Seagate's major partners in the FDE 
overall solution. However, we didn't get into the details of this 
relationship, so I didn't included in the writeup. I do know that Wave 
intends to support the Seagate FDE drive to offload the encryption hit on 
the CPU in their future releases of their application.

Scott

On Tue, 9 Jan 2007, kevin.schneider at wachoviasec.com wrote:

> Hi Scott,
>
> I just read your interview with Dan Good and had a quick question. Was
> there any mention of Wave Systems
> or their EMBASSY Trusted Drive Manager in relationship to the Momentus
> 5400 FDE?
>
> thanks,
> Kevin Schneider
>
> Seagate and Wave Systems Demonstrate Robust Data Security for Notebook
> PC's at RSA Conference 2006
> By PR Newswire
> Last Updated: 02/13 07:59AM
> RSA CONFERENCE 2006, SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
> Seagate Technology (NYSE: STX), the world's leading hard drive maker, and
> Wave Systems Corp. (Nasdaq: WAVX) are teaming up at the RSA Conference
> 2006, February 13-17, at San Jose's McEnery Convention Center to showcase
> the latest development in data security. The two companies will
> demonstrate a security solution that combines the strongest protection
> available for intellectual property, personal information and other
> sensitive data stored on lost or stolen notebook PCs with a simple way to
> manage and protect encryption keys and passwords.
> The demonstration features Seagate Momentus 5400 FDE, a 2.5-inch, 5400-RPM
> notebook hard drive with hardware-based Full Disc Encryption (FDE) to
> deliver the highest levels of data security, and Wave's Embassy Security
> Center software. The Wave Systems software suite, which meets security
> specifications established by the Trusted Computing Group (TCG), an
> industry group focused on developing open standards for security hardware
> and software, uses Wave's Trusted Drive Manager to give organizations an
> easy way to set up and configure the Momentus 5400 FDE drive and automate
> protection and management of passwords and encryption keys.
> "The Trusted Computing Group specifications have provided the industry
> with standard building blocks to enhance computer security," said Lark
> Allen, executive vice president, Wave Systems. "By extending the TCG
> trusted computing specified services to Seagate's FDE drives, Wave's
> software enables organizations to implement a single, integrated
> infrastructure for managing their trusted devices."
> Wave's Embassy solutions support hardware security features provided by
> TCG Trusted Platform Module (TPM) security chips currently shipping in
> millions of personal computers. Among other capabilities, Wave's Trusted
> Drive Manager provides strong authentication for tightly controlled access
> to FDE drives and can be used with biometrics and smart cards to enable
> multi-factor authentication. Extending the Embassy Security Center to
> include support for the Seagate Momentus 5400 FDE family can bring an
> important new capability to data protection for organizations of all
> sizes.
> Momentus 5400 FDE -- Delivering New Levels of Notebook PC Security
> With the new Momentus 5400 FDE hard drive, Seagate has taken the lead in
> delivering a simple, cost-effective way to provide strong protection
> against unauthorized access to data on notebook PCs. Momentus 5400 FDE
> automatically encrypts all data, not just selected files or partitions, on
> the drive. Seagate FDE also eliminates disc initialization and
> configuration required by encryption software, allows hard drive data to
> be erased instantly so the drive can be redeployed, and delivers full
> inline-speed encryption with no impact to system performance.
> Seagate FDE works by putting all security keys and cryptographic
> operations within the drive, separating them from the operating system in
> order to provide greater protection against hacking and tampering than
> traditional software alternatives, which can give thieves backdoor access
> to encryption keys and are more vulnerable to viruses.
> "As notebooks continue to proliferate, representing an increasing segment
> of the overall PC market, more customers are demanding systems that
> provide a bulwark against the loss of sensitive business or personal
> information and the potentially high related costs when notebooks are lost
> or stolen," said Karl Chicca, Seagate senior vice president and general
> manager, Personal Storage. "Seagate is focused on teaming with Wave
> Systems and other providers of industry-standard security software to
> enable easy-to-deploy notebook PCs with strong hardware encryption and the
> software infrastructure needed to manage and protect passwords and
> encryption keys."
>
> Kevin L. Schneider
> Senior Vice-President, Investments
> Wachovia Securities
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