Backup Tape Drive for Mac?
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Right, the RDX drives are simply hard drives. You can access them just like a USB hard drive. Except you can eject the cartridge and throw another one in.
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@travisdh1 said:
If you're using LTFS, tapes aren't safer from Crypto Ware than Hard Drives.
Depends on how you have them setup.. If you do it the normal why Crypto can't even get to them. If you have them setup in some way to mount as a drive then yes, it can get to them. Otherwise you need software and passwords to get to them as you encrypt them already.
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@BRRABill said:
Right, the RDX drives are simply hard drives. You can access them just like a USB hard drive. Except you can eject the cartridge and throw another one in.
Might as well get a USB 3.0 Dock then.
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@Jason said:
@travisdh1 said:
If you're using LTFS, tapes aren't safer from Crypto Ware than Hard Drives.
Depends on how you have them setup.. If you do it the normal why Crypto can't even get to them. If you have them setup in some way to mount as a drive then yes, it can get to them. Otherwise you need software and passwords to get to them as you encrypt them already.
I can do that for normal hard drives too. Problem is, once you attach them you are past those securities.
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@Jason said:
@BRRABill said:
Right, the RDX drives are simply hard drives. You can access them just like a USB hard drive. Except you can eject the cartridge and throw another one in.
Might as well get a USB 3.0 Dock then.
The purpose of RDX is to make a mechanism that is robust for being inserted and removed often, USB is a bit fragile there. And to make the actual drive more robust for transport. External USB drives are not good for bouncing around in an Iron Mountain truck.
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@scottalanmiller said:
The purpose of RDX is to make a mechanism that is robust for being inserted and removed often, USB is a bit fragile there. And to make the actual drive more robust for transport. External USB drives are not good for bouncing around in an Iron Mountain truck.
Yeah they are nice to throw in your bag or whatever.
You definitely pay a price for that, though/
