Data security device
AssigneePangaea Media Ltd.
InventorJames Little
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Abstract
The invention provides an apparatus for storing data using solid state technology. The apparatus is configured to employ a destruction mechanism that damages elements of the apparatus to render data stored within it irrecoverable in the event that predetermined conditions are met. There are various trigger mechanisms that initiate the destruction process, providing security for stored data from unauthorised access.
Claims20
An apparatus for storing data comprising a solid state data storage device (SSD) and a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) upon which the SSD is mounted, wherein the apparatus further comprises means for causing physical damage to the SSD located beneath the SSD in the event that at least one predetermined condition is met, wherein the apparatus further comprises a hole through the PCB positioned under the SSD and the means for causing physical damage to the SSD is located within the hole.
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The apparatus of 3, wherein the apparatus further comprises two wires embedded in the highly energetic material and configured such that a current can be applied to the highly energetic material via the wires to initiate the highly energetic material.
An apparatus for storing data comprising a solid state data storage device (SSD) and a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) upon which the SSD is mounted, wherein the apparatus further comprises means for causing physical damage to the SSD in the event that at least one predetermined condition is met, wherein one predetermined condition is that the apparatus is deprived of a GSM (Global System for Mobile communication) signal and/or service for a defined period of time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.