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  • Origin Storage 12:08 on 24/05/2011 Permalink | Reply
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    Data Protection 

    Self-encrypting drive solutions based on TCG specifications enable integrated encryption and access control within the protected hardware of the drive. Self-encrypting drives provide the industry’s premier solution for full disk encryption, protecting data when the machines or drives are lost or stolen. TCG’s open standards provide multivendor interoperability.

    Self Encrypting Drive Benefits:
    Better Performance
    • Encryption hardware, integrated into the drive controller, allows the drive to operate at full data rate with no performance degradation
    • Scalable solution – every drive contains encryption engine

    Stronger Security
    • Encryption always on – major compliance requirement
    • Keys for encryption are generated in the drive and never leave the drive
    • User authentication is performed by the drive before it will unlock, independent of the operating system

    Easier to Use
    • Encryption is transparent to both users and software.

    Lower Cost of Ownership
    • No need for complex infrastructure to manage encryption keys
    • Main processor cycles not used for encryption
    • No modifications to OS, applications or tools
    • Crypto-erase provides instant repurposing / decommissioning

    Self-Encrypting Drives in the Marketplace
    • Latest information on product availability and software support – (September 2010) and (August 2010)

    For more information on our Encryption product range, please click here.

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  • Origin Storage 12:20 on 17/05/2011 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: Computer Storage Systems, Data Security Storage, Data Storage Solutions, , , Earls Court, Encrypted Flash Key, Encryption for laptops, Enigma SED, , , , Hard Drive Solutions, , , Infosec 2011, Infosec London, , Infosecurity 2011, , Infosecurity Europe 2011, Investment, , , London, , , , , Online Brochure, , , , Storage for laptops, Storage Options, Storage Virtualization, Virtual Storage   

    Infosec 2011 

    In April, and for the third year running, Origin Storage attended the InfoSecurity Europe exhibition at Earls Court, London. InfoSecurity has become synonymous with leading data security specialists, and this year saw almost 300 exhibitors setup for the 3 day event. Over the course of 3 days over 10,000 people ebbed and flowed through the venue inspecting the new products and services on offer.

    Origin took the decision to invest on a larger stand this year to accommodate the increase in visitors to our stall along with our ever-growing product portfolio. Our unique forward-thinking security solutions tend to generate a keen amount of interest, and providing the means for everyone to get hands on experience with them was high on our agenda.

    For this years show we brought along the Data Locker 2™, Enigma SED™, Encrypted Flash Key, Network Attached Storage and also announced and brought a prototype for the Data Locker 3™.

    Visitors were pleased to learn that the Data locker 2™, previosuly seen at last years event, had sucessfully passed certification of FIPS 140-2. With this government/military grade certification, and its unique security features, the Data locker 2™ will now appeal to a larger audience on a global scale.

    We were also pleased to announce a FIPS 140-2 version of our hard drive upgrade solution, the EnigmaSED™. Available as a replacement for standard computer hard drives – it provides a quick way to replace non-encrypted drives with a full hardware encrypted hard drive in three easy steps. Its pre-boot authentication system stops unathorised users from starting any system – a gigantic must in the world of mobile workers!

    On show was our newest network attached storage device the N16000, capable of storing upto 48TB of data storage across a multitude of different network infustructures such as NAS, iSCSI, SMB, NFS, AFP, FTP. With speeds suparsing 1000MBps/1GBps and the ability to encrypt RAID volumes, the N16000 is perfect for Enterprise customers looking to add large amounts of physical and virtual storage across their networks.

    Our big surprise to everyone was that over the last year, work had secretly pushed ahead with the Data Locker III. A large investment of $1.2m had been pumped into the project to ensure that the successor to Data Locker II was as cutting edge as it was good to look at. Sporting the new USB 3 interface, capacities currently up to 1TB, its user friendly backlit touch screen, and its robust ability to encrypt data on the fly, the Data Locker 3 generated much talk around the show.

    If you were unable to attend this year’s show, please feel free to contact us to find information on all the products we had on show, or perhaps even view our on-line brochure.

    We will also be exhibiting at next year’s show; if you are keen to attend you can register for the event free of charge.

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  • Origin Storage 09:33 on 13/05/2011 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: Computer Hardware, Computer technology, , , , , Enigma SED, Exhibition, Ingram Micro, Ingram Micro UK, IT, IT Technology, Konstantin Froese, , Micro, , , , Océ event Center, Pin Protected Portable Hard Drive, , Resellers, Virtualization   

    Ingram Micro IM.Top 2011 Tops Visitors 

    The in-house exhibition by Ingram Micro attracted approximately 4,200 visitors, including 3,200 resellers and 177 vendors, yesterday in the Océ event Center in Poing, Bavaria – Germany. This exhibition broke the previous attendance record set by earlier exhibitions. The new business units at this event were not only expanded, but should be strengthened in the near future for more.

    Origin Storage were exhibiting along with 175 exhibitors at this Ingram Micro exhibition, presenting the latest product and solutions in computer hardware, education, digital imaging, virtualization, data capture/point of sale (DC/PoS), mobility, UC, networking and software here.

    The hard drive solutions that were introduced at this exhibition by Origin Storage included the Data Locker 2™ with FIPS 140-2 accreditation – a pin protected portable hard drive & the Enigma SED™ (Self Encrypting Drive) – an internally encrypted drive designed for laptops and notebooks. Additionally, Origin Storage also promoted the latest in network solutions with the NAS™ range.

    Here are some of the photos from the event, taken by the Origin staff from the branch in Germany, which includes Konstantin Froese in the center photo.

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  • Origin Storage 09:11 on 09/05/2011 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: , , , , Disk Drive, Disk Drives, Disk Encryption, , Encryption Hardware, Enigma SED, Full Disk, Full Disk Encryption, , Laptop Encryption, , Notebook Encryption, Notebook Hard Drive, , Ponemon, , Self-Encrypting Drives   

    Origin Storage welcomes Ponemon report on self-encrypting drives 

    A report just released from the Ponemon Institute - which found that (Enigma) SEDs – self-encrypting drives – are more effective than software-based encryption systems when it comes to preventing data beaches – has been welcomed by Origin Storage.

    According to Andy Cordial, managing director of the secure storage specialist, the conclusions of the report – namely that SEDs are much better at stopping data breaches than software encryption options – confirms his company’s strategy of launching SED kits more than a year ago was a positive move.

    “Since we launched the kits, which contain everything a PC user needs to move on up to a hard drive that encrypts and decrypts data on-the-fly, the response has been terrific. Buyers love these kits, as they allow existing PCs to be upgraded to encrypted drive capability, so saving them a small fortune,” he said.

    “When I first heard that the Ponemon Institute had conducted a survey into this area, I was intrigued, especially against the backdrop survey that 82 per cent of US firms have been hit by one or more data breaches,” he added.

    The Origin Systems MD went on to say that the Ponemon survey revealed that 40 per cent of workers regularly turn off software-based encryption.

    This, he says, is entirely understandable. “It’s bad news, but given the latency and other under un-friendliness of many systems I have seen over the years, it really isn’t that surprising,” he said.

    The Ponemon study, he noted, ticked all the boxes on the SED advantage front that he and his team went through when researching the SED kit solutions around 15 to 18 months ago.

    Enhanced scalability and faster set-up times over other systems were all cited by users as positive advantages of SEDs, along with the fact that 89 per cent of respondents wanted an SED to encrypt their financial documents, he explained.

    It’s also interesting, says Cordial, that the study found 52 per cent encrypting company trade secrets and 41 per cent employee records, as these are the plus points that we have been hearing when users source our kits.

    “The bottom line here is that this report confirms – in black and white – what our clients have been saying for more than a year, namely that SED technology has now reached the stage where it is just as easy to install an encrypting drive than a standard unit,” he said.

    “And with the price of the kits that we supply being so competitive, there really is no reason for companies – and serious home users – not to install an SED over a standard drive. And the good news is that this report will confirm this reasoning to the bean counters (accountants) if your business requires it,” he added.

    For more information on Origin’s Encryption product range click here.

    For more on the Ponemon SED report: http://bit.ly/lTvqWh

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  • Origin Storage 12:41 on 15/04/2011 Permalink | Reply
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    Enigma SED Video Podcast 

    For more information on the Enigma SED – click here.

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  • Origin Storage 10:02 on 21/02/2011 Permalink | Reply
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    Data Encryption in a Mobile World 

    Encrypting mobile devices can be a minefield and with over a third of the worldwide workforce set to become mobile workers by 2013, it will continue to challenge IT departments.

    While compliance is seen as the top driver, the key areas where attention should be placed when it comes to encrypting data are all related to mobility. This is a fair indicator of how challenging the nature of the increasingly mobile workforce can be when it comes to complying with regulations.

    The top three ideal-world targets for encrypting everything are, in order:
    • Data stored on Notebooks used by mobile workers
    • Data stored on Smartphones and other portable/handheld devices
    • Data stored on Desktops/Notebooks used in home locations

    It’s no coincidence that all three are distributed/mobile working related.

    Moving towards a mobile environment
    The executive who found himself personally responsible for a data breach when his laptop was stolen from his house may have been taken by surprise, as there is a lingering mindset that security is a central infrastructure thing. As we know this is not the way IT works and the rules on data security are completely different when we move into a mobile environment. There are all sorts of employer/employee issues that arise in this situation, but supplying staff with a self-encrypting laptop drive can solve the problem.

    So just what should organisations examine when drawing up a shortlist of solutions? Below are five key factors to consider when valuating security solutions. Accreditation: FIPS, CESG and CAPS have a place, but should not be considered the be all and end all to product selection. While a useful tool in assessing the security of encryption products, it is not a guarantee that a product is secure, the onus is on the end user to understand what they’re using. What they do provide is a benchmark for comparing and contrasting products against another solution that meets these criteria, but without the certification, can still be included in the evaluation if you want to make sure you are looking at ALL the options. Cryptography: the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) is a symmetric-key encryption standard adopted by the US Government. The standard comprises three block ciphers, AES-128, AES-192 and AES-256. It will depend on the sensitivity of the data whether you need 256 or if 128 would be adequate.

    Data: The United Kingdom currently uses five levels of classification – from lowest to highest, they are: protect, restricted, confidential, secret and top secret. It stands to reason that it depends on the level of sensitivity that is being stored on the device that will determine what standards they would need to have or what kite marks are in place to ensure the level of protection. Device: Considering where sensitive data resides will help determine the type of product you need and the standard it should have. If you’re looking to protect mobile devices a central management policy would be advisable. Cost: A number of factors will influence just how much you spend on protecting the data. There is the argument that you can’t put a price on security but it has to make commercial sense. There’s no point having a top of the range encryption solution if the data its protecting is the lunch time sandwich order. By the same token a minimal encryption solution would not be deemed adequate by the Information Commissioner’s Office should the device contain personal health records transported by a GP. The solution should be appropriate for the data it is protecting.

    Enigma SED from Origin
    The Enigma SED (self-encrypted drive) from Origin Storage is the first solution to provide companies of all sizes with a quick and cost effective way to secure laptops using the highest levels of hardware AES 256-bit encryption. The kits, which were launched by Origin Storage at the Infosecurity Europe show earlier this year and start at just £228 for a 250GB version, include a USB/SATA data transfer cable and Acronis drive cloning software. But the real key to the Enigma kits is the Winmagic encryption/decryption software that works with the SATA drive at the BIOS interface level and allows the data to be written or read in encrypted format on-the-fly.

    Quick and simple solution
    “Rather than supply the bare drive, the Enigma SEDs (self-encrypting drives) Origin supplies comes with all the cables and software needed to allow laptop users to move their data from the old drive to a new one, and install it very quick and simple”, “We said at the time of the launch that we thought the kits were a unique solution in the industry and that continues to be the case. The kits are an ideal solution to the problem of unencrypted data on business laptops.” – Andrew Cordial.

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  • Origin Storage 15:55 on 17/02/2011 Permalink | Reply
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    Origin Storage’s 3rd Exhibition at Infosecurity 2011 

    Infosecurity Europe April 19-21, 2011
    Infosecurity Europe, where information security professionals address the challenges of today whilst preparing for those of tomorrow at the No 1 industry event in Europe.

    For those who are unaware, Origin Storage have been running strongly in the computer hardware industry and is one of Europe’s leading IT Storage manufactures. 2011 is set to be a big year for Origin Storage as it marks the 10th year of business and the Infosecurity Europe exhibition in Earls Court, London, is an ideal opportunity for introducing the latest range in Data Security products.

    With the pace of technological advancement and increasing penalties for data breachers, it is imperative for corporations and SME’s to incorporate and implement data security systems to prevent the loss and theft of sensitive data. Origin Storage have an impressive background in this field and provide solutions to enterprises of all sizes to protect their data in a cost-effective way, which will be presented at this event.

    Data Security
    At the exhibition, attendees will be able to see the latest encryption based products manufactured by Origin Storage. These include the World’s Most Secure Portable Hard Drive; Data Locker 3, and the highly secure Enigma SED designed for notebook laptops, amongst others. These products have been designed with innovative hardware and software to provide organisations with unparalleled security to prevent data breaches and protect data to the highest level.

    Origin Storage, Stand: F83

    To attend the event as a guest of Origin Storage, please click here

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  • Origin Storage 14:43 on 14/02/2011 Permalink | Reply
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    Self-encrypting drive sales on the up, claims Seagate 

    But total sales still modest
    Disk maker Seagate claims it is finally making some headway in its attempts to get businesses to start buying its self-encrypting drive (SED) products, with a tripling in sales in the last two quarters.

    The company is now quoting total sales figures of “more than 1 million,” which is not much of advance of a similar figure offered informally in May last year, but Seagate can still point to numbers heading in an upward direction. Laptop shipments have, Seagate said, “doubled in each of the last three years.”

    Factors helping SED shipments in laptops and enterprise sectors will have included that the critical Momentus drive range first launched as far back as 2006 is now being qualified by partners as compliant with the Trusted Computing Group’s Opal specification. This offers a standard way for software to manage the drives compared to the previous proprietary approach.

    Partners include Dell, Lenovo and Panasonic in hardware and Credant, McAfee, Mobile Armor, Secude, Softex, Symantec, Wave Systems and WinMagic in software, which integrate with 24 separate Seagate SED products in the Savvio, Cheetah, and Constellation, and Momentus families.

    As impressive as the growth sounds, the figures are still miniscule when set against the 150 million drives the company might ship in a single quarter, which is where the challenge comes. SEDs are still a long way from being a mainstream sector, even in business despite attempts to push the technology since at least 2008.

    Last September, Seagate announced that its Momentus SED had become the first drive in the laptop encryption drive market to get the important FIPS 140-2 certification that matters so much to public sector organisations.

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  • Origin Storage 09:35 on 09/02/2011 Permalink | Reply
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    Origin Storage Launches Enigma FIPS Solution For Laptops 

    Origin Storage, a leading manufacturer and distributor of IT storage solutions, has today announced the launch of Enigma FIPS. The FIPS 140-2 solution is the latest in the Enigma range to provide companies of all sizes with a quick and cost effective way to secure laptops using the highest levels of hardware encryption. The Enigma FIPS will be on show at CES in Las Vegas 6-9 January 2011.

    The Enigma FIPS solution incorporates the Seagate Momentus ® Self-Encrypting Drive which has recently secured FIPS 140-2 certification from the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The Momentus drive provides hardware-based encryption without performance degradation.

    With remote working becoming an important part of modern day corporate environments, organisations are more likely to issue laptops over standard desktop PCs. Companies are risking the security of sensitive and confidential information as it leaves the physical confines of the traditional office environment. Origin Storage’s launch of Enigma FIPS can put corporate minds at ease, offering the highest levels of security and a competitive price.

    Andy Cordial, MD of Origin Storage comments, “More than 3,300 laptops are lost or go missing at the eight largest airports in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) each week and according to new research, six out of ten of these are never claimed. More worryingly, nearly half of the professionals surveyed keep confidential information on their laptops, and over half take no steps to protect that data (research carried out by Ponemon Institute).

    “FIPS 140-2 certification exemplifies Seagate’s commitment to security standards that enable the widespread adoption of encrypting hard drives for laptops and other computers as the explosive growth of laptop PCs puts more sensitive personal and business information at risk,” said Mark Whitby, Seagate’s vice president of EMEA Sales and Marketing. “Certification gives solutions providers like Origin and end-user customers the peace of mind that Momentus ® Self-Encrypting Drives delivers the full power of government-grade security.

    Enigma FIPS is a compatible upgrade with all PC based SATA notebooks designed specifically for the corporate and SME market. Each Enigma hard drive is supplied with the correct fitting kit, pre-mounted and ready to fit straight into the laptop. Developed by WinMagic, MySecureDoc Express has a Pre-Boot Authentication system that allows the user to authenticate using a password. This removes the need for the drive to rely on the laptop’s BIOS, making it possible to upgrade SATA based systems to an Enigma SED.

    “Seagate’s FIPS 140 compliant drive and WinMagic’s MySecureDoc Express self-encrypting drive (SED) management software combine to provide the complete solution for customers that want to upgrade their existing computing systems with the latest government approved encryption technology to protect their sensitive data.”

    “We continue to work closely with Seagate and other SED manufacturers to provide individuals with security tools that are easy to configure, use, and manage at an affordable price. We recognise that SEDs require software to activate the hard drive pre-boot authentication and provide other value added services. These include self-help password recovery and local administration that combine to allow users to take advantage of the latest certified security technology shipping today.” said Garry McCracken, Vice President of Technology Partnerships, WinMagic Inc.

    The Enigma FIPS solution also includes a data transfer cable and Acronis hard drive cloning software, providing a quick and simple way to move existing data from the laptops non-encrypted hard drive to the fully encrypted Enigma solution. Using a high speed USB2 or eSATA connection a full mirror image clone of the existing drive including the Operating System, Applications and all user data is made which limits the downtime required to upgrade the ,mobile worker’s laptop.

    Key Features
    • FIPS 140-2 validated (Level 2)
    • Supports Windows 7 (32 and 64 bit)
    • No BIOS Limitations
    • Password Pre-Boot Authentication
    • 100% Compatible Matched Solution
    • Fits PC Based SATA Laptops
    • Tamper evident coatings
    • Transfer Existing Data With Ease
    • No Speed Degradation
    • Capacities Up To 500GB and Rising

    Benefits
    • Government security standard achieved
    • Always On Entire Disk Encryption Protects All Data On The Drive
    • On The Fly Hardware Encryption Means No Additional System Resource Usage
    • Local administrative role manageability
    • Self-help password recovery options
    • Activation of drive into encrypted state is instantaneous versus the unavoidable “conversion” time needed with standard hard drives
    • Data encryption key does not leave the drive, hence helps prevent cooled-RAM attack and simplifies key management
    • Read Only PBA ( Pre-Boot Authentication) area supports password authentication using drive’s secure partition
    • Crypto erase enables instant secure disposal and repurposing of self encrypting-drive, rendering all existing data unintelligible, and returning it to manufactured state
    • Complete Matched Solution Makes Fitting Quick And Provides 100% Compatibility
    • Included Transfer Kit Clones Existing data Via USB2 or eSATA To Minimise Downtime

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  • Origin Storage 10:26 on 14/10/2010 Permalink | Reply
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    Enigma: The single solution to protect the data on your notebook 

    It is clear that attitudes are changing. It is now very common to work out of a home Office to save time during travel or even simply because today’s professionals have not necessarily got a physical office. As more people have made their laptop their virtual office containing all data critical and essential to their professional activities, the loss or theft of the computer has become a very stressful issue and can lead to serious consequences for companies if data falls into the wrong hands.

    Origin Storage, not satisfied to offer just the external encrypted hard drives, known as the Data Locker, have gone one step further by offering secure internal hard drive solutions for your notebook.

    Encryption to secure all of your data
    The proposed solution is to change the laptop hard drive and replace it with an Enigma SED (self encrypting drive). Thus the new data saved on your laptop will be encrypted (256-bit AES) on-the-fly and no loss of speed is noticeable, on read or write, thanks to a system of hardware encryption and not software, as seen by some manufacturers.

    Ease of deployment and installation
    Enigma disks are delivered with a mounting kit designed to perfectly fit the brand and model of laptop. A cable and cloning software are included with all Enigma drives for facilitating the transfer of your data on your current hard disk to the Enigma solution, which guarantees a maximum level of security for all the stored data. Acronis Cloning software makes a copy of your data and operating system to the new Enigma SED, taking around an hour for 120Gb’s, therefore providing minimum downtime to encrypt your data.

    Once the Enigma SED is installed, Winmagic will ask you to enter an administrator password for each start-up of the notebook; this is what is called PBA (pre boot authentication). If the password entered is correct, then the PC launches the BIOS initialisation phase and then launches the OS.

    Our Enigma drives are already available for many brands of laptops with capacities of 250GB at the price of £232.00 and 500GB at the price of £259.00. Unlike competitors, it is important to note that the Enigma solution requires no annual license or update fees of any kind. The selling price includes the use of the licenses for different software provided throughout the life of your laptop.

    To find the appropriate solution, you can visit the Enigma website (http://www.enigmased.com).

    Enigma disks should be destined for every notebook owner wishing to see data protected under any circumstance (governmental agencies, financial services, healthcare, insurance, military, and many others…). Now, companies with a large park of laptops equipped with traditional hard drives will be forced to change them for a secure solution in order to protect data and ensure compliancy as defined by the ICO.

    The Enigma solution is simple to implement and provides a level of security for all embedded data. If you lose your computer or it is stolen, do not panic. Your data is protected to the highest level of encryption available in the commercial world.

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