Patent ID: 8423738

Claim:
A mass storage device protection system, comprising: a mass storage device; a processor configured to generate at least one serial write command signal to the mass storage device via a serial communication link; a storage protector configured for communication with the processor and mass storage device, the storage protector configured to do the following: intercept the at least one serial write command signal, and determine whether the at least one serial write command signal comprises an authorized command signal or an unauthorized command signal; and wherein the storage protector includes: a bus flow controller configured to replicate the at least one serial write command signal to generate a first serial write command signal and a second serial write command signal, the first serial write command signal transmitted to the mass storage device, a translator configured for communication with the bus flow controller and configured to de-serialize the second serial write command signal, and a comparator module configured for communication with the translator, the comparator module configured to interpret the de-serialized write command signal.