Western Digital Unveiled ArmorLock
Western Digital presented the ArmorLock Security Platform built for data-centric and content-critical storage use cases in finance, government, healthcare, IT enterprise, legal, media, and entertainment.
The new G-Technology ArmorLock encrypted NVMeTM SSD leveraging the technology is an easy-to-use, high-performance, high-grade security storage solution for creators in the media and entertainment industry. The ArmorLock Security Platform is said to deliver unmatched security that allows the content owner to control how data is accessed and by whom.
"For our customers, data and digital assets are their essential competitive advantage, and encryption has become mandatory in order to protect these resources in many industries. We built the ArmorLock Security Platform with the belief that the world needs new, fundamental technologies to enable data privacy without hampering data availability while helping to protect against data breaches," said Jim Welsh, senior vice president and general manager of Consumer Solutions Products, Western Digital. "By combining this new platform with our world-class NVMe SSD products, we are addressing the real pain points our customers face when trying to secure their creative workflows while also allowing them to capture, preserve and access their data at scale and at speed."
Western Digital also announced the open-source release of Sweet B, their high-performance core cryptography library that underlies the ArmorLock Security Platform. Sweet B provides a high level of safety and assurance in open source elliptic curve cryptography. The library's GitHub repository features documentation, a comprehensive test suite, and an independent third-party audit by the security research firm Trail of Bits.
The ArmorLock encrypted NVMe SSD brings up to 1000MB/s read and write speeds via a SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps port. Users have the ability to unlock devices wirelessly with their phone, using face recognition, a fingerprint, or the phone’s passcode.
You can learn more about the new tech here.
