SanDisk Cruzer Biometric USB Flash Drive

USB flash drives are in abundance these days on account of the sheer portability and versatility they offer but the result is that we invariably carry significantly more data around with us that could so easily fall into the wrong hands.

If the files you carry on your USB flash drive are worth securing you could, of course, password protect the files but, depending on the protection software you use this could prove to serve as a mere inconvenience to a potential hacker determined to access your data.

The SanDisk Cruzer takes data protection for USB flash drives one stage further by offering in-built biometric technology – as also used for this futuristic Biometric door lock - to secure your files based on a code based on your finger print.

Great for storing lists of passwords or any other sensitive data, the USB 2.0 SanDisk Cruzer offers read and write speeds of 8MB/s and 5MB/s respectively and an authentication process that takes less than three seconds to either grant or deny access.

The 1GB version retails at around a very reasonable £13.74 / $27.12 and can be obtained from numerous online retailers.