USB flash drives have become amazingly cheap these days – much like the floppy disk of old (anyone remember those?), it’s become the default method for transferring data between computers. However, because of their small size and their prevalence, they are very often lost, stolen, or broken. Despite this, most people don’t give any thought to securing the data they store on them – we either assume we’ll always have them on our person or in our control. Even if we use disk encryption (such as PGP or TrueCrypt), that is much better suited for use on a single dedicated system as opposed to something you can use easily on multiple machines.

Enter the IronKey. While most USB drives do allow for, and work well with disk encryption, the IronKey is intended to be an answer to many portable security issues users might have. The IronKey protects against hostile networks, and includes utilities for storing passwords, and clean browsing software. In effect, the IronKey is your very own bastion of portable security, meant to survive whatever you throw at it and keep your data out of prying hands without too much interference.

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Product: Kingston 2GB DataTraveler Secure – Privacy Edition
MSRP: $133.00
Supplier: Kingston
Author: Clint
Date: 1/26/2007

Security is an ever increasing concern for both small and large companies as well as consumers. It seems like we cannot go a day without hearing about a new security breach or someone’s identity being stolen. Flash drives can be extremely convenient and boost productivity. However… Continue reading