Virginia Based GreenTec-USA Offers a High Tech Solution That Would Have Prevented Sony Pictures Entertainment's Recent Cyber Attack
FBI warns of "destructive" malware in wake of Sony attack
RESTON, Va., Dec. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned US businesses, in a five page, confidential warning, that hackers have used malicious software to launch a devastating attack in the United States, following the breach last week at Sony Pictures Entertainment.
The warning said the malware overwrites all data on hard drives of computers, including the master boot record, which prevents them from booting up. "The overwriting of the data files will make it extremely difficult and costly, if not impossible, to recover the data using standard forensic methods," the report stated.
In 2013, GreenTec-USA developed a secure electronic information storage product that is unlike all others that existed before it: a Hard Disk Drive (HDD), referred to as the WORMdisk™, that cannot be overwritten, reformatted, deleted, or otherwise altered. The WORMdisk™ functions as a normal HDD with zero performance degradation from its additional built-in capabilities.
The WORMdisk™ is the only HDD of its type available where protection is at the physical level on the disk, unlike others in the marketplace that offer only appliance or software protection of the data. This new breakthrough makes it impossible to alter, modify, edit, re-format or delete data on the disk.
Use of this technology protects the master boot sector, computer applications and the on-board technology that controls the disk, regardless of computer operating system or access permissions. Additionally, other important files such as log files, access permissions and user rights could not be deleted or modified.
A devastating attack like the one directed at Sony is not the only problem facing companies today. Attacks by hackers or from a malicious employee may cause an even greater loss by making small changes, for example, to corporate records, access rights, or financial accounts, etc., which may go undetected for a long period of time. With WORMdisk™ this unauthorized change would not have been possible.
The Use of the WORMdisk™ is easy and intuitive since it installs and operates like a standard HDD. Also, WORMdisk™ is the only storage device of its type to allow full encryption to provide an additional level of protection to a company's data.
About GreenTec-USA
Established in 2005, GreenTec-USA is a security technology company and a pioneer in data center modularization and optimization for servers, storage, video and secure document storage. The holder of numerous patents and industry firsts, GreenTec has over 30 years in the supercomputing industry for both classified and unclassified Government agencies. Their advanced analysis, design and engineering is focused on delivering secure, high performance, low energy compute, storage and HD/SD video solutions at significant cost and energy savings.
If you would like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview with GreenTec-USA, please contact Bob Waligunda at (703) 391-6325, ext.: 2005 or email.
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