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Webinar: Top 5 Reasons to Use Encrypted SSDs

Jul 2021

Webinar: Top 5 Reasons to Use Encrypted SSDs

How encrypted SSDs can help prevent data loss

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With the sustained growth and prevalence of threats to security, ensuring your systems are not an open door to attacks has never been more important.

Historically, a lot of focus has been placed on cyber security solutions, which play an invaluable role in mitigating threats. But another key consideration for data loss prevention is to look at the data that exists locally with your employees.

As a result, an increasing number of organizations are looking to SSDs to ensure that the devices their employees use are as secure as possible. But why is this the case?

In this webinar, Elliott Jones, Kelly Davidson, and Ryan Amparo discuss:

Five key reasons to use hardware-encrypted SSDs to help prevent data loss.
Beyond personal data loss - what other threats are out there?
How do SW and HW-based encryption solutions differ?

⏳ 37:01 minutes

Speakers Bio

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Elliott Jones

B2B Strategic Marketing at Kingston Technology, Elliott is responsible for the marketing strategy, content, and campaigns for all Kingston B2B products. With over 15 years’ experience in technology marketing, he is passionate about how technology can help solve problems.

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Kelly Davidson

Kelly Davidson is a Business Development Manager for Kingston Technology. She is a data security specialist and is responsible for the relationships with our Channel Partners in the UK and Ireland to promote DRAM, Flash, and SSD products through direct distributors and indirect B2B resellers.

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Ryan Amparo

Ryan Amparo is a Field Application Engineer in the Technical Resources Group at Kingston Technology. His main goals and responsibilities include generating technical solutions and implementing them at Kingston’s customers’ organizations. He has in-depth knowledge of his product focus range (encrypted USB and SED SSDs) and is familiar with all the details from development to testing, through to the sales strategy.

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