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IoT and Big Data Are Here – But So are Security Risks

Amidst the confusion and hype of catchphrases such as Big Data and the Internet of Things, two undeniable facts in this mix are:

• the exponential growth in the volume of data
• the impending interconnectivity of many devices

While these two phenomena may offer benefits we've not yet fully realized, they collectively come with huge inherent risks.

With Sony's massive data leak as the most recent example of unintentional "sharing" of huge volumes of data amassed from many devices, foremost in the CIO's mind is security. With Sony fresh on our minds, what methods can easily be instituted in the interim? While the ramifications of interconnectivity fully shake out over time, the notion of end-point encryption in the form of full disk encryption (FDE) rises again.

SSD Makes End-Point Security Fast

Now more than ever, software-based disk security has become even more critical, especially with the oncoming rise of malware.

As an answer to this tools such as virus scanning software and software-based FDE came to the rescue. See the green-enclosed section in the following graphic.

However despite the recent spike in malware instances, disk-read/write intensive tools such as virus scanning software and software-based FDE have been shot down in recent years due to adverse performance issues in traditional spinning disk hard drives (HDD). But as luck would have it, it seems now the sheer speed of solid state drives (SSD) has obviated much of the performance degradation issue.

With read/write speeds many times faster than traditional HDD, SSDs offer the promise of higher performance for both software-based virus-scanning clients and FDE instances. This, coupled with the fast-approaching byte-per-byte cost matching of SSD to HDD, now is the time to start investing in SSD technology for critical storage devices within your enterprise.

Whether your end-point determinations include end-user laptops and desktop as well as enterprise-scale servers, ADATA Technology offers a full range of SSDs to meet your needs. Select enterprise and end-user grade SSD solutions include Power Loss Protection (PLP), which helps to safeguard unwritten in-cache data from loss in the event of a power failure. PLP-enabled SSDs include the following:

• ISSS312 SLC
• ISSS312 MLC
• SR1010SS

ADATA SSDs in Many Form Factors

For more information on ADATA's PLP-enabled high-performance SSDs compatible with your choice of end point security, click here to have a look at the choices available in many form factors available to you, and click here to have someone contact you with more information.