PDS-ULTRA: Augmenting Physical Data Security using the World’s Most Sensitive Ferromagnetic Detection System

2019年，Vishwanath Akuthota使用**_‘Killer USB’摧毁了他在纽约的大学里的66台电脑；_**一种看起来像USB记忆棒的设备，但向其连接的设备发送高压电涌，破坏了计算机系统。**_‘Killer USB’记忆棒和其他小型电子设备突显了对物理数据安全的迫切需求。_**进一步的例子包括爱德华·斯诺登使用几个USB记忆棒泄露了数百万份国家安全局高度机密文件。同样，导致伊朗核电站瘫痪的Stuxnet恶意软件也是使用USB驱动器造成的。2018年，美国政府官员奥马罗萨·马尼戈特·纽曼公布了她与美国总统和白宫办公厅主任的对话录音。她用一种小型录音设备记录了对话。**_防止此类安全事件最终取决于对存储设备的可靠检测和控制，存储设备变得越来越小，越来越难以检测。_**事实上，独立第三方研究表明，使用竞争对手的铁磁检测技术检测到的可能性**低至2%，这意味着大多数小型电子设备将无法被检测到，特别是在数据中心等高干扰环境中。其他检测替代方案，如**_毫米波扫描仪(毫米波)_**无法穿透厚厚的衣服或皮肤，使隐藏在体腔中的物品无法被检测到。**_静态和手持式金属探测器_**需要非常接近被筛查人员，才能探测到小型电子设备。向个人挥舞探测器是高度侵扰和不受欢迎的，特别是在企业环境中筛选资历较高的高管时。作为铁磁检测技术的市场领先者，Metrasens与主要的数据中心运营商接洽。初步试验的结果表明，降低数字噪声的可能性很高，从而显著提高了我们在高磁干扰环境中检测小型电子设备的能力。**_本项目将专注于创建一种以更高的灵敏度可靠地检测数据存储设备的能力。_**基于我们的初步试验，我们将开发静态和便携式原型检测系统，该系统将在真实环境中进行测试和验证，使我们能够满足广泛的应用。该项目将在全球物理数据安全领域开辟新的有利可图的机会，并提高我们在磁共振成像安全、监狱中的违禁品检测和反恐方面改进现有检测技术的能力。**_我们将创造新的国内和出口机会，同时保持英国在尖端检测技术方面的声誉。_**

In 2019, Vishwanath Akuthota destroyed 66 computers in his college in New York using a **_'Killer USB';_** a device that looks like a USB memory stick, but sends high-voltage power surges into the device it is connected to, wrecking computer systems.**_'Killer USB' sticks and other small electronic devices highlight the urgent need for physical data security._** Further examples include the infamous case of Edward Snowden who leaked millions of highly classified NSA files using a few USB sticks. Similarly, the Stuxnet malware which disabled Iran's nuclear plant was inflicted using a USB drive. In 2018, Omarosa Manigault Newman, a US government official, released recordings of conversations she had with the US President and the White House Chief of Staff. She recorded the conversations with a small recording device.**_Preventing such security incidents ultimately relies on the reliable detection and control of storage devices, which have become smaller and increasingly difficult to detect._** In fact, independent third-party research has shown the probability of detection using competing ferromagnetic detection technology can be **_as low as 2%,_** meaning most small electronic devices will go undetected, especially in high interference environments such as data centres.Other detection alternatives such as **_millimetre wave scanners (mmWave)_** cannot penetrate past thick clothing or skin, leaving hidden items in body cavities undetected. **_Static and handheld metal detectors_** require extreme proximity to the screened individual to detect small electronic devices. Waving the detector at an individual is highly intrusive and undesirable especially when screening high-seniority executives in corporate environments.As a market leader in ferromagnetic detection technology, Metrasens are engaged with major data centre operators. Results from preliminary trials have demonstrated the high possibility of mitigating digital noise thereby significantly improving our ability to detect small electronic devices within environments with high magnetic interference.**_This project will focus on creating an ability to detect data storage devices reliably with improved sensitivity._** Based on our initial trials, we will develop static and portable prototype detection systems that will be tested and validated in real-world environments, allowing us to satisfy a broad range of applications. This project will open up new lucrative opportunities in the global physical data security sector and enhance our ability to improve our established detection technology for MRI safety, contraband detection in prisons and counterterrorism. **_We will create new domestic and export opportunities, whilst maintaining the UK's reputation in cutting-edge detection technology._**