The popular ToughTech mini now includes government-strength encryption, with ToughTech Secure mini-Q. Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), the FIPS approved encryption standard, now fits in your pocket and is incredibly easy to use. With ToughTech Secure you'll get guaranteed full-disk hardware based encryption, with no loss of speed.Encryption is performed automatically by ToughTech Secure's real-time encryption engine. Your computer will see the volume available as a normal full-speed drive. If your drive is lost or stolen, however, you can rest assured that without the proper AES encryption key, no one will be able to view its contents.