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bedded equipment possessing a USB port.
Top-of-the-line hardware-based encrypted USB drives, such as
the Kingston IronKey, use Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 256-bit encryption in the most secure XTS mode. Additionally, they are FIPS 140-2 Level 3 certified, meaning the U.S. Government has certified the drive for use by Federal government agencies for certain data classifications, with testing done by certified labs to verify the drive’s security. This certification supports the safeguard that anyone who finds such a drive is highly unlikely to access the information. Such drives generally require a complex password with three or four character sets and a minimum length to make it much harder to guess a password. There are even battery-powered keypad drives, which make it easy to unlock using a keypad code of eight to 15 digits.
Leading USB-drive manufacturers, such as Kingston, offer en- crypted USB flash drive customization to create unique, indispens- able drives, which is especially helpful to businesses and governmen- tal agencies. Selected features available for customization purposes might include:
• Device Serial Numbering: for asset tracking, external and internal serial record.
• Custom Product Identification (PID): drive is uniquely identified by predetermined combination of vendor ID, product line USB PID, and device USB serial number.
• Capacities: some USB drive manufacturers are capable of setting the capacity of the encrypted USB drive to any data restrictions a customer wants, for example: 1GB, 512GB, 96MB.
• Dual Password Option: administrator sets the admin-level pass- word for drive. If user-level password is lost, administrator can use admin password to unlock drive and reset user’s password.
• Custom Logo/Marking Laser Etching: creates an unique look or presents vital information.
• Custom Colors: different color casings helps class identification and fulfills other needs.
• Profile Customization: creates a fully unique product. Specific security requirements can be addressed through custom profile changes, which allows companies to create a drive with personal settings and options.
Other Options
Another option available to businesses and government entities is giving system administrators control over drives deployed across the enterprise or agency’s reach. Available as a cloud-based or on- premises solution, it allows users to establish and secure a centralized workspace or storage command center, where they can easily deploy and manage devices.
Flexible role-based administration is an efficient and cost-effective way to protect data by administering usage and encryption policies, password restrictions, and more from a central console.
Drives in the field can be monitored with a powerful, flexible as- set-tracking system, which ensures devices stay current with the latest software through a forced update feature.
Encrypted USB drives are powerful tools in closing security gaps and helping ensure security. And the need for that is something both Dad’s generation and today’s can agree on.
Richard Kanadjian is the business manager at Kingston Technology.
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