TeamGroup Shows Off Self-Destructing SSD For Ultimate Data Security

TeamGroup's new P250Q SSD is no ordinary SSD. It's plenty fast, leveraging its PCIe 4 interface to generate a sustained read and write speed of 7,000MB/s and 5,500MB/s, respectively. But it's the SSD's security that really makes it stand out. It comes with a "Secure Independent Destruction Circuit" that triggers a secure erase of all the data on the drive, zero-filling it even if the power is interrupted mid-wipe. Just hit the button, and the drive will ensure no one can find out what was on it.

SSDs are a great way to store your data when you need high-speed access, but like all storage mediums, a simple format won't do much to hide your data from prying eyes if they can get hold of the drive itself. Recovery software can pull back a surprising amount of data even when a ...