Toshiba’s Self-Encrypting Hard Drives Get FIPS 140-2 Stamp

Toshiba announced on Tuesday that its MQ01ABUxxxBW series hard disk drives (HDD) has achieved validation to U.S. Federal Information Processing Standard 140-2 (FIPS 140-2). Under certain regulations, U.S. federal agencies must use FIPS-140 certified systems in order to meet security requirements to protect sensitive information in computer, telecommunication systems and other IT-related products. This is...