Data protection and security is paramount these days, and a new Solid State Drive (SSD) takes things to the next level with its ability to self-destruct.

A company called SecureDrives has created a new SSD called Autothysis128t, which aims to offer more security than any other SSD on the market. This secure hard drive uses 256-bit AES hardware level encryption, features a pin code system, two-factor authentication, as well as a built-in GSM module.

Due to the fact that this SSD is GSM-enabled, users will be able to simply send a text and cause the hard drive to self-destruct by fragmenting NAND flash storage in a manner that makes data unrecoverable. There are also several other instances that may prompt the hard drive to self-destruct when it senses a breach in security. For instance, if someone tries to block the SSD's GSM signal, tamper with it, remove the hard drive from your computer, or enter the wrong pin code too many times, the Autothysis128t will self-destruct.

"The Drive has built in GSM with the capability of physical data destruction on demand," explains the product page. "It is the first SSD Drive in the world to offer remote fragmentation of the NAND Flash storage within the Drive. This patented technology is designed to fragment the NAND Flash along with the security controller to impede any data recovery technique that might be applied in an attempt to gain access to the encrypted data."

"No amount of computer processing power will help if a NAND Flash can't be mounted onto a PCB," SecureDrive further explains. "The whole design approach of this Drive was based on reverse engineering data recovery techniques."

In this day and age with such heavy reliance on computers, data security and user privacy has become a hot topic of interest. Increased security measures have already become available on all fronts, and it was only a matter of time before something like this entered the market.

According to the company, the Autothysis128t high-end security data storage drive is aimed at government and corporates foe which data integrity is paramount "before and after the event of loss or theft."

The top-end Autothysis128t drive, however, will definitely not come cheap. The SSD has quite a hefty price tag of £1,027, i.e. roughly $1,650, but those who want to make sure no one has access to their drive may consider this a worthy option.