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Nobody was checking the drives that encrypt your laptop
Researchers tested 38 solid-state drives claiming to meet TCG Opal2 hardware encryption standards and discovered significant gaps in validation and enforcement of these specifications. The findings highlight that millions of laptops and workstations rely on encrypted drives whose manufacturers may not properly implement the promised security features.
Why it matters: System administrators and IT professionals should verify whether their organization's encrypted SSDs actually provide the security assumed, as hardware encryption cannot be trusted without independent validation of implementation.
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