The Kanguru Defender Elite passes FIPS 140-2 Certification

Kanguru Solutions is trying to entice organizations such as the Department of Defense (DOD) who have recently banned flash drive use by their employees for carrying sensitive information.  The ban extended for 15 motnhs and has recently been “partially” lifted.

FIPS 140-2 is a rigorous federal security accreditation program, a standard for the encryption used for protecting sensitive government information.  It’s managed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and FIPS is required for encryption related products within the DOD.  The  Kanguru Defender Elite has just achieved FIPS 140-2 certification, meeting Sarbanes Oxley and HIPAA standards, and using 256-bit AES hardware encryption and remote management.

Other security features include a limit on password attempts, master password support, restricted IP range/domain support, tamper resistant designs, anti-virus/malware protection, and no administrative rights required for use.

Prices range from $49.95 for a 1GB model, up to $599.95 for a 128GB unit. The best deal seems to be with the 64GB for $349.95 and they are all available from Kanguru’s website.

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Targeting government and enterprise customers, and approved by the U.S. government, Kingston’s state-of-the-art data protection solution is really just plug and play. They are using SPYRUS technology for the XTS-AES and ECC. This is in line with acceptable policies for data sharing of both classified and unclassified documents within the U.S. government and DoD.

Cipher mode for encryption is XTS-AES, much stronger than CBC, ECB and other modes. With FIPS 140-2 standard, the DataTraveler 5000 is tamper-evident and will notify users if their drive has been tampered with. The power-on self test feature also verifies encryption is running properly each time the drive is connected to a USB port.

Shipping in 2, 4, 8 and 16GB sizes, they will sell for $111, $185, $231 and $400 respectively.
Windows 7, Vista and XP only supported, sorry no Macs just yet.

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