Patent ID: 7898413

Claim:
A device for containing sensitive data comprising: a housing; an anti-tamper protected enclosure located within said housing and being adapted to contain said sensitive data; anti-tamper protection circuitry located within said anti-tamper protected enclosure; at least one ball grid array device arranged within said housing and mounted on an outer surface of said anti-tamper protected enclosure, said at least one ball grid array device including a multiplicity of balls, at least a plurality of which are electrically coupled to said anti-tamper protection circuitry for protecting against unauthorized access to the interior of said anti-tamper protected enclosure; wherein said at least one ball grid array device includes balls which are not electrically connected to said anti-tamper protection circuitry; and wherein said anti-tamper protection circuitry is operative, in an event of physical tampering with at least one of said at least one ball grid array device, to perform at least one of the following actions: generate an alarm indication, disable the device and erase said sensitive data.