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AFSSI-5020 Requirement - Secure Data Purge From The Flash Storage Device

US Dept of Air Force Seal

One of the many data sanitization methods used to securely  and efficiently purge all stored data from the Flash storage device is AFSSI-5020. Defined in the Air Force System Security Instruction 5020 by the United States Air Force (USAF) this method mandates the destructive sequence below to overwrite existing information on a hard drive, SSD, Flash card or other storage device.

The AFSSI-5020 data sanitization method is defined to be implemented in the following way:

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Sochi Security Cameras Require High Reliability Flash SSD

Security Camera in Sochi

The installation of Security Cameras and other Surveillance equipment in 2014 Sochi was unprecedented. Protecting the most popular sports event in a politically unstable region became a critical priority to the Russian Politicians. In one of the the most controversial comment Dmitry Kozak, Russian deputy prime minister responsible for Olympic preparation, revealed that authorities have video from hotels showing what people do inside their hotel rooms. While comments like this add to the fear of unwanted personal intrusion, outside surveillance cameras are now the norm. In the name of protection, safety and security the installation of outside cameras has been extensive and unprecedented.

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Unprecedented Olympics Security a Boon for SSD and Flash Storage Business

This week the world has turned it's attention to the sports greatest spectacle to come every four years - 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia. Winter sports fans from all over the world are tuning in to follow and support over 2800 athletes from the record 88 nations. As this spectacular sports extravaganza is destined to entertain and awe millions, the security concerns to keep the games safe and uninterrupted were of gigantic proportions. By rough estimates over 37,000 security personnel were deployed around Sochi to protect the venues from any threat of terrorist attack or other unwanted disruption. Additionally the 2014 Olympic Games will be in the undisputed gold medal category for the amount of surveillance, computing, drone and other top end electronic equipment to secure the venues, athletes, organizers and fans. The on site reporter explains the formidable security challenge in the hands of event organizers.

As the data feed is collected from every video and audio source, it is then quickly and efficiently analyzed by thousands of file servers equipped with the latest face and voice recognition software, extensive data bases, sorting algorithms, etc. All of this high tech computing might is a boon to the Flash memory industry. The external security cameras that are now ubiquitous on every street corner utilize and Flash card or module for file code storage. The pilot-less drones embed Flash SSDs to store critical code to drive and monitor drone operation. Huge servers include multiple racks of Enterprise SSDs for fast data access and processing.

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