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24th April 2024 Issue no. 702
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Secure USB drive
Kingston Technology's digital storage arm has announced a new USB drive which it claims represents the most secure portable storage it has yet created.
The DataTraveler 6000 USB Flash Drive is, the company claims, the most secure USB flash drive available on the market today. In partnership with Spyrus, the company has packed 256-bit AES-based encryption technology into the device in XTS block cipher mode, exceeding the Federal Information Processing Standard 140-2 Level 3 Validation requirements for military use.
That means that all data stored on the drive is encrypted, regardless of what system the flash drive is used with. Because the encryption is based in hardware, rather than software, there's no possibility for unencrypted data to ever make it on to the flash drive's storage chips.
"While enterprises and government agencies need to be able to provide remote and mobile employees access to sensitive and confidential data, establishing security policies and deploying USB products that prevent data loss is as important and immediate as an organization's network security," claimed Kingston's John Terpening, Secure USB business manager.
"Using non-secure USB drives makes organizations vulnerable to data loss and breaches that can affect the company's credibility with its employees, customers and partners. The DT6000 is the most secure USB Flash drive available and will meet the most stringent corporate or government requirements."
The ruggedised device - packed into a titanium-coated stainless steel casing, which includes a tamper-proof physical security barrier - is available in 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, and 16GB sizes, with somewhat disappointing performances of 11MB/s read and 5MB/s write. UK pricing has yet to be confirmed, but US pricing indicates that security costs: the recommended retail price ranges from $100 for the 2GB to $208 for the 16GB model (around £64 and £133 respectively.)
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