Have you ever had a laptop stolen? How about a cell phone? Did either contain any sensitive data? With mobile devices becoming more and more common each day, the risk for theft of such devices also increases. This is where data security company Ensconce Data Technology and their "Dead on Demand" service comes in. Starting "early next year," companies will be able to purchase drives from EDT that contain an acidic "chemical mist" that destroys the drive layer by layer should it be stolen.
Drives will reportedly cost anywhere between a whopping $2,500 to $9,000, but will supposedly all but prevent data theft by triggering themselves if the drive is removed or tampered with. The mist may also be triggered of the system containing the drive is removed from a specific GPS location, or even by changes in temperature. Worried customers can also trigger the destruction via a cell phone call.
While other data protection solutions exist, this is by far the most drastic. After all, would you be comfortable having an acidic mist inside your hard drive?
News source: The Wall Street Journal
