Secure storage device

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-12-15
EXACTTRAK
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[0006]This would provide assurance that the highest levels of data security have been maintained and would provide

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Loss or theft of such a device presents a considerable data security hazard, in addition, if devices are unattended for any time there is a risk that unauthorised access to data may occur without the knowledge of the data owner.
As a result of their small physical size laptop

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[0104]For the purposes of promoting an understanding of the disclosure, reference will now be made to the embodiments illustrated in the drawings and specific language will be used to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the disclosure is thereby intended, such alterations and further modifications in the illustrated device and its use, and such further applications of the principles of the disclosure as illustrated therein being contemplated as would normally occur to one skilled in the art to which the disclosure relates.

[0105]Referring now to FIG. 1a a security and communications device 1003 has a housing 1010 and an interface 1008 for connection of the device 1003 to a host computer 1001. Coupled to the interface is a controller 1006 which is connected to a data store 1007, and to a security element 1004 which element comprises a wide area communications device for communication over a wide area communications network 1009, for...

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A communication and security device for a portable computer is disclosed including a housing, a connector provided on the housing for physical connection to the portable computer, a computer interface coupled to the connector for communicating data with the portable computer, a wireless modem coupled to the computer interface for communicating data between the portable computer and a remote device via a wireless network, a regulator operable to regulate power in the communication and storage device, and a processor coupled to control the regulator, the processor coupled to the wireless modem and arranged to process at least one security command received by the wireless modem to control the regulator in response to the received command.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application is a continuation of International Application No. PCT / GB2009 / 050571, filed May 26, 2009, which claims the benefit of Great Britain Application Nos. GB 0809414.6, filed May 23, 2008; GB 0819089.4, filed Oct. 17, 2008; and GB 0905405.7, filed Mar. 30, 2009, the entire disclosures of which are hereby incorporated by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]This invention relates to security provision and data audit monitoring for portable computers and for portable memory storage devices, in particular for solid state memory storage devices.[0003]Laptop computers and removable memory devices having small physical size and significant data storage capacity are increasingly common. Loss or theft of such a device presents a considerable data security hazard, in addition, if devices are unattended for any time there is a risk that unauthorised access to data may occur without the knowledge of the data owner.[0004]As a result o...

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IPC IPC(8): G06F1/32G06F13/00G06F15/16G06F1/00G06F21/30G06F21/34G06F21/78G06F21/88
CPCG06F21/305G06F21/34G06F21/78G06F12/14G06F2221/2101G06F2221/2111G06F2221/2143G06F21/88G06F12/1408G06F2212/1052H04L63/0853H04L63/0876H04L63/0428H04L63/0492H04L63/12H04L63/166
Inventor SHAW, NORMANPRAGNELL, JOHN
Owner EXACTTRAK
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