Patent ID: 8359660

Claim:
A method of securing data stored in a memory of a memory storage device, the method comprising: activating an authentication detection component of the memory storage device; verifying an authentication key via the authentication detection component of the memory storage device; interfacing the memory storage device with a computing device and performing at least one of accessing data stored in the memory storage device, adding data to the memory storage device and erasing data stored in the memory storage device; discontinuing the interfacing of the memory storage device with the computing device and automatically locking the memory storage device after a predetermined time has passed since the interfacing of the memory storage device and the computing device has been discontinued, wherein the locking of the memory storage device comprises lapsing after the predetermined time has passed into a disable state; enabling a circuit to lock the memory storage device to prevent access to the memory; detecting a removal of a portion of the memory storage device, and wherein the portion of the memory storage device comprises at least one screw among a plurality of screws used to bind the memory storage device together, wherein each of the plurality of screws are in electrical contact with a disable circuitry conduit that is in electrical contact with an anti-tamper module that triggers an erase memory signal responsive to the detecting of the portion of the memory storage device being removed; and enabling a voltage signal via the anti-tamper module to be transmitted to an interface control module which provides the erase memory signal that erases all data stored in the memory responsive to the portion of the memory storage device being removed.