公开(公告)号：US20200285760A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-10

申请号：US16296800

申请日：2019-03-08

Applicant: Seagate Technology LLC

Inventor： Saheb BISWAS ,  Kevin Gautam STERNBERG ,  David Michael SEESDORF ,  Timothy John COURTNEY

IPC: G06F21/60 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L9/32 ,  G06F16/23

Abstract: A system includes an environment-aware storage drive comprising one or more storage medium with a location-based service wherein the environment-aware storage drive generates a signal containing information about a location of the storage drive relative to a geo-fenced area and updates a ledger unit of an event happening to the storage drive based on the signal, wherein the event is related to the current environment of the storage drive. The ledger unit keeps track of a number of events and/or data received from the environment-aware storage drive. A policy unit determines an expandable set of security policies for the storage drive triggered by the event and/or data, wherein the security policies specify access restrictions to the environment-aware storage drive based on its current environment. The policy unit transmits and enforces the set of security policies on the environment-aware storage drive to prevent data from being theft from the storage drive.

公开(公告)号：US20190303603A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-03

申请号：US15944456

申请日：2018-04-03

Applicant: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC

Inventor： Timothy John COURTNEY ,  Saheb BISWAS ,  Kevin Gautam STERNBERG ,  Muhammad Mohsin AWAN ,  David Michael SEESDORF

IPC: G06F21/62 ,  G06F3/06 ,  G06F12/14 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04W4/021 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04L9/06

Abstract: Systems and methods for location-based security of storage drives are described. In one embodiment, the systems may include a storage drive and a hardware controller. In some embodiments, the hardware controller may be configured to determine a location of the storage drive; identify a current mode of the storage drive, the storage drive including at least a secure mode and a non-secure mode; block activation of the secure mode upon determining that the storage drive is located in one of one or more non-permitted areas or not located in one of one or more permitted areas; and put the storage drive in the non-secure mode upon determining the storage drive is located in one of the one or more non-permitted areas while in the secure mode.