4GB Self Destructing IronKey Flash Drive Offers Military Grade Protection
We’ve previously featured a number of USB flash drives with inbuilt protection – from the Corsair PIN Lock Drive to SanDisk’s Biometric drive – but where this IronKey flash drive differs is that not only does it come with military grade AES 256-bit CBC-Mode encryption but, should ten unauthorised attempts to gain access to the data stored within be logged, the IronKey will self destruct by burning out its encryption chip leaving the drive wholly unreadable.
Add to the above that the IronKey is electron-shielded so that even a scanning electron microscope cannot gain access to your files and that, should the drive destruct following repeated attempts to hack it, the IronKey will fill the memory contents with epoxy prior to burning itself out and you have a 4GB flash drive that offers considerably greater levels of protection than the aforementioned secure flash drives which probably explains why, according to the store linked this particular USB flash drive has seen action in Afghanistan.
As impressive as this is, the IronKey’s capabilities don’t end there as it also comes with a secure copy of Firefox (no IE here) offering encrypted, anonymous browsing via IronKey’s Tor-based Secure Session Service and the metal cased device even exceeds MIL-STD-810F military waterproofing standards. This is one tough drive.
The 4GB IronKey, which is available in the US and Canada only due to export restrictions, retails for $148.99, with 1GB and 2GB models coming in at $78.99 / $109 respectively.
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[...] Inc have announced that their IronKey self destructing USB flash memory drive featuring military grade AES 256-bit CBC-Mode encryption, the 4GB model of which we featured a [...]
[...] O IronKey Flash Drive, vem com nível de encripção militar AES 256-bit CBC-Mode, após 10 tentativas de acesso a informação (sem serem autorizadas) o gadget se auto-destrói, deixando o drive totalmente ilegível. O IronKey vem com uma cópia segura do Firefox oferecendo navegação encriptada, anônima, via Tor-based Secure Session Service do IronKey e o case de metal excede os padrões militares MIL-STD-810F de resistência a àgua. Preços: USD$78,99 (1GB), USD$109 (2GB) e USD$148,99 (4GB). – fonte: Thoughts From The Sidelines [...]