IronKey protects against AutoRun worms
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US-based IronKey Inc has upped the security of its flash drives even further with the addition of USB anti-worm malware protection capabilities.
With AutoRun worms infecting over 70 million computers in 2008, this technology is designed to bring additional peace of mind to users of IronKey’s flash drives, which the company claims are already the [...]
HMV offers in-store music downloads to USB drives
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Visitors to HMV stores can now download music and film trailers onto USB keys and flash drives in new Download and Information Kiosks.
The kiosks are initially being trialled at HMV stores in Westfield shopping centre, High Wycombe; Reading Oracle shopping centre; London Heathrow Terminal 5 and Covent Garden.
If the service proves successful, the [...]
Verbatim announces new USB card readers
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Verbatim, the data storage specialist, has made fast reading and writing on flash storage media easier, with the release of a new series of USB card readers.
The series includes a Pocket Card Reader for microSD/microSDHC, SD/miniSD and memory stick priced at £6.99.
There is also a portable USB 2.0 Hi-Speed Universal Memory Card Reader [...]
BitArmor upgrades DataControl security solution
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BitArmour has released a new version of its DataControl solution, promising greater security for data carried on USB drives, sent as an email attachment or transferred via FTP.
The innovative solution protects the data itself by attaching a Smart Tag to the data.
This means that even if employees are using unsecured USB sticks to transport [...]
SanDisk Cruzer Enterprise for Macs announced
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SanDisk Corporation has released a Mac compatible version of its secure USB flash drive.
The SanDisk Cruzer Enterprise is the first secure USB flash drive to fully support Apple Mac OS X computers.
The drive provides hardware-based USB encryption to protect against theft or loss of the drive and is ideal for enterprise use as [...]