The Simple Way to Keep your Data Safe
By Adam Noyes
The G-Technology ArmorLock is a great solution for keeping your data safe. If you are working with sensitive information, and you want to keep control, this is an excellent option.
Check out some highlights from this article from broadcastnow.co to learn more.
Data security on an external hard drive has never been simpler than with ArmorLock™, providing easy access via mobile phone.
Western Digital’s ArmorLock™ Security Platform is the next stage in the evolution of encrypted storage. The platform was designed and developed over several years with the objective of pushing the boundaries of state-of-the-art security techniques while maintaining ease-of-use that feels virtually seamless.
Western Digital began the design process by choosing existing, proven security concepts, improving them where possible, and creating innovative solutions when needed.
These concepts were then woven together to create a next-generation architecture that provides security over many technology layers. The first product to use this platform is the G-Technology™ encrypted ArmorLock NVMe™ SSD.
The design of the ArmorLock Security Platform takes inspiration from the use of mobile phones and how people pair them with a variety of external devices, such as headphones, as well as logging in to services and apps using their biometric data such as fingerprint or facial recognition.
Using these actions seemed like the ideal way to add security features in a way that was both natural and intuitive. Western Digital also believed that the existing Bluetooth™ security standard could be improved upon, so the company rebuilt parts to make it easier to use, while adding extra layers of security.
INNOVATIVE SECURITY MADE SIMPLE
Western Digital used the dedicated hardware-backed key storage available on the Apple iPhone and MacBook devices to improve the authentication process.
Rather than asking users to create and remember yet another username and password to unlock the drive, the app uses two factors of authentication that are available on your phone.
That could be something such as the passcode used to unlock a phone or the biometric data, plus the presence of the hardware-backed key. This provides a secure method of establishing trust while also eliminating a traditional point of friction and weakness in the verification process.