Secure storage device permanently disabled by remote command

摘要

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.

主权项

1. A removable memory device comprising:
an interface for connecting the removable memory device to a host device; a data storage coupled to the interface; a wide area communication interface configured to receive a security message, the security message comprising a user data header and message data including a security command; a controller coupled to the wide area communication interface, wherein the controller is configured to apply a physically damaging voltage to permanently disable the data storage in response to the security message received via the wide area communication interface; wherein the wide area communication interface is configured to accept security messages only from at least one predetermined source; and wherein the controller is configured to identify the at least one predetermined source based on an identifier carried by the user data header.