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Kingston Digital Introduces New Ultra-Secure USB Flash Drive to Further Protect Data for Enterprises and Government OrganizationsFOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Kingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced the DataTraveler® 6000 (DT6000) USB Flash drive, which protects sensitive data with Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 Level 3 Validation and 100-percent encryption. For financial service organizations and government agencies that need the strongest data protection in mobile storage devices, the DT6000 meets data-at-rest regulations and is the most secure USB Flash drive available on the market. For financial service organizations and government agencies that need the strongest data protection in mobile storage devices, DataTraveler 6000 (DT6000) meets data-at-rest regulations and is the most secure USB Flash drive available on the market. (Photo: Business Wire) The Kingston® DT6000 utilizes patented Secured by Spyrus™ technology which supports 256-bit AES hardware-based encryption using XTS block cipher mode. XTS is current generation technology that provides much stronger protection than other block cipher modes such as CBC and ECB. The DT6000 uses 'military-grade' elliptic curve cryptography (ECC), which is recommended by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) as part of its Suite B set of cryptographic algorithms. Organizations spend millions of dollars annually on network security to thwart hackers and other outsider threats. A recent study by the Ponemon Institute highlighted that nearly half of organizations surveyed lost sensitive or confidential information on USB drives over the last two years, and that on average 12,000 customer records per organization were lost. For many organizations, steps to protect data on portable devices remain unimplemented for a variety of reasons despite the risks in using unsecured drives in the workplace. Frequent news stories show that security breaches associated with USBs are more often the result of negligence (lost drives) and a lack of security policy, education and enforcement rather than malicious intent. In other words, having an unencrypted USB drive is a potential data breach in one's pocket. "While enterprises and government agencies need to be able to provide remote and mobile employees access to sensitive and confidential data, establishing security policies and deploying USB products that prevent data loss is as important and immediate as an organization's network security," said John Terpening, Secure USB business manager, Kingston. "Using non-secure USB drives makes organizations vulnerable to data loss and breaches that can affect the company's credibility with its employees, customers and partners. The DT6000 is the most secure USB Flash drive available and will meet the most stringent corporate or government requirements." While other companies concentrate on security around cloud-based services, Kingston keeps its focus on the hardware security side. Our longstanding relationships with controller and NAND Flash suppliers as well as global distribution capabilities ensure a steady supply of products to meet customer needs. Evaluation samples are readily available to potential customers. Along with the DT6000, Kingston has an extensive family of secure DataTraveler USB Flash drives to match the security needs for all levels of enterprises:
Kingston's secure USB Flash drives are backed by a five-year warranty and 24/7 technical support. For more detailed information visit www.kingston.com/secure. Kingston DataTraveler 6000 Features and Specifications:
1 Minimum quantity required. Performed at the factory. 2 Up to 4 ft; conforms to IEC (News - Alert) 60529 IPX8. Product must be clean and dry before use. 3 Speed may vary due to host hardware, software and usage 4 Please note: Some of the listed capacity on a Flash storage device is used for formatting and other functions and thus is not available for data storage. As such, the actual available capacity for data storage is less than what is listed on the products. For more information, go to Kingston's Flash Memory Guide at kingston.com/flash_memory_guide. 5 First free drive letters after physical devices such as system partition, optical drives, etc. To view Kingston's FIPS 140-2 Validation Certificate No. 1438, please visit: http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/STM/cmvp/documents/140-1/140crt/140crt1438.pdf Kingston can be found on: YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/kingstontechmemory Facebook (News - Alert): http://www.facebook.com/kingstontechnology Twitter (News - Alert): http://twitter.com/#!/kingstonhq LinkedIn (News - Alert): http://www.linkedin.com/company/kingston About Kingston Digital, Inc. Kingston Digital, Inc. ("KDI") is the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the world's largest independent manufacturer of memory products. Established in 2008, KDI is headquartered in Fountain Valley, California, USA. For more information, please visit www.kingston.com or call 800-337-8410. Kingston and the Kingston logo are registered trademarks of Kingston Technology Corporation. All rights reserved. All other marks may be the property of their respective titleholders. Photos/Multimedia Gallery Available: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=50009826&lang=en
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