Location based disk drive access
First Claim
1. A method of providing data security for a storage drive, comprising:
- identifying a predetermined geographical area within which access to the storage drive is permitted;
determining a geographical location of the storage drive;
permitting access to at least a portion of the storage drive when the determined geographical location of the storage drive is within the identified geographical area;
upon determining the determined geographical location of the storage drive is outside the identified geographical area, determining a time period over which the storage drive remains outside the identified geographical area;
upon determining the time period satisfies a time threshold, denying access to at least a portion of the storage drive;
determining a failure of identifying the geographical location of the storage drive, or that the geographical location of the storage drive is indeterminable, or determining both; and
denying access to at least the portion of the storage drive based at least in part on the determining.
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Abstract
Methods, apparatuses, systems, and devices are described for providing data security. In one method, data security is provided for a computing device having a data storage drive. A predetermined geographical area within which access to the data storage drive of the computing device is permitted may be identified. A geographical location of the computing device also may be identified. When the identified geographical location of the computing device is outside of the identified geographical area, access to at least a portion of the data storage drive may be denied. When the identified geographical location of the computing device is within the identified geographical area, access to the portion (or all) of the data storage drive may be allowed.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of providing data security for a storage drive, comprising:
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identifying a predetermined geographical area within which access to the storage drive is permitted; determining a geographical location of the storage drive; permitting access to at least a portion of the storage drive when the determined geographical location of the storage drive is within the identified geographical area; upon determining the determined geographical location of the storage drive is outside the identified geographical area, determining a time period over which the storage drive remains outside the identified geographical area; upon determining the time period satisfies a time threshold, denying access to at least a portion of the storage drive; determining a failure of identifying the geographical location of the storage drive, or that the geographical location of the storage drive is indeterminable, or determining both; and denying access to at least the portion of the storage drive based at least in part on the determining. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computing device, comprising:
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a storage drive; one or more processors; memory in electronic communication with the one or more processors, wherein the memory stores computer executable instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to perform the steps of; identifying a predetermined geographical area within which access to the storage drive is permitted; determining a geographical location of the storage drive; permitting access to at least a portion of the storage drive when the determined geographical location of the storage drive is within the identified geographical area; upon determining the determined geographical location of the storage drive is outside the identified geographical area, determining a time period over which the storage drive remains outside the identified geographical area; upon determining the time period satisfies a time threshold, denying access to at least a portion of the storage drive; determining a failure of identifying the geographical location of the storage drive, or that the geographical location of the storage drive is indeterminable, or determining both; and denying access to at least the portion of the storage drive based at least in part on the determining. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions thereon, the instructions being executable by one or more processors to perform the steps of:
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identifying a predetermined geographical area within which access to the storage drive is permitted, wherein the predetermined geographical area includes one or more distinct geographical areas; determining a geographical location of the storage drive; permitting access to at least a portion of the storage drive when the determined geographical location of the storage drive is within the identified geographical area; upon determining the determined geographical location of the storage drive is outside the identified geographical area, determining a time period over which the storage drive remains outside the identified geographical area; upon determining the time period satisfies a time threshold, denying access to at least a portion of the storage drive; determining a failure of identifying the geographical location of the storage drive, or that the geographical location of the storage drive is indeterminable, or determining both; and denying access to at least the portion of the storage drive based at least in part on the determining. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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