Data storage device with read only data surface
AssigneeSeagate Technology LLC
InventorChristopher Nicholas Allo
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Abstract
A data storage device can transition a functional data storage medium into a read only data surface. Data can be written to a data storage medium with a data writer of a transducing head prior to a security threat being identified. A write head of the transducing head is deactivated in response to the security threat by selecting a permanent deactivation mechanism.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising a transducing head comprising a data writer, data reader, and permanent deactivation mechanism, the permanent deactivation mechanism configured to permanently deactivate the data writer upon selection by a connected controller.
A method comprising:
- writing data to a data storage medium with a data writer of a transducing head;
- identifying a security threat;
- and
- deactivating the data writer in response to the security threat by selecting a permanent deactivation mechanism.
A method comprising:
- writing data to a data storage medium with a data writer of a transducing head;
- predicting a security threat with a prediction module of a controller connected to the transducing head;
- and
- deactivating the data writer in response to the predicted security threat by selecting a permanent deactivation mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.