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Secure USB Storage – IronKey S200 Self Destruction Enabled!

by Edward Xu on July 15, 2009

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Not all USB drives are malware-proof and hacker proof! That’s why the market for secure USB storage is still widely open.

Designed to confirm the military needs, government and enterprise users, IronKey™ S200 series secure USB storage flash drives have passed the stringent Security Level 3 tests for the FIPS 140-2 standard.

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It proves to be able to protects the critical components, while strong AES 256-bit hardware encryption and active malware defenses safeguard even the most sensitive data. Enterprise-class central management capabilities also make it easy to enforce security policies on fleets of drives and even remotely destroy drives in the field.

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Being designed and assembled in USA, the original S100 IronKey has been highly praised for its physical security with its tamper resistant chassis; the crypochip that provides AES 256-bit encryption in CBC mode; remote and local self-destruct capability; This S200 secure usb storage suppose to exceed the expectation from the market.

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The latest IronKey S200 secure usb storage has recently received what it claims to be the highest level of the FIPS 140-2 ever validated for a USB flash drive the L3 security level. There are others that also achieved Level 2, but the IronKey S200 is the first to reach L3.

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There are 4 levels in total, with the highest validation for products that operate in physical unprotected environment. As a flash drive, IronKey S200’s dual-channel architecture SLC NAND boosts performance for small file operations, optimizing the drive for virtual machines and bootable mobile desktops alike.

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Price: S200 will probably cost above USD200 for 8GB and about USD150 for 4GB.

[ Source: EverythingUSB ; IronKey Demo ]



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