IronKey announces initiative to protect portable and mobile media from malware

Telecomworldwire, Nov 25, 2008

TELECOMWORLDWIRE-25 November 2008-IronKey announces initiative to protect portable and mobile media from malware(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com

IronKey, a manufacturer of tamper-resistant USB flash drives, announced on Monday (24 November) a comprehensive initiative to protect portable and mobile media from viruses, worms, trojans, botnets, crimeware and other malware threats.

According to the company, the IronKey anti-malware initiative includes: always-on hardware encryption, as IronKey USB flash drives encrypt all stored data with military grade AES CBC mode encryption; malware-protected software and firmware updates; secure manufacturing processes; secure provisioning and quality assurance processes; real-time anti-malware scanning; as well as US-based ASIC security processor design team.

The company's devices are available to enterprises and government agencies starting at USD79 for 1GB of storage. When plugged into a computer with network access, the devices receive automatic updates to applications, malware protection, authentication tokens and security policies. IronKey also protects against malware being transferred to the device, and malware cannot disable the device's hardware-based security features. In addition, all IronKey products have been FIPS 140-2 Level 2 validated.

No other pricing details were disclosed.

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