I should say that I was also frustrated that I’d bought the Ironkey on the basis that they’d promised Linux support would be forthcoming.

My view? Unless perhaps you’re a government department, don’t buy an Ironkey - except maybe for encrypted storage of any sensitive passwords ( Personal or Enterprise versions) or files ( Basic version) you might want to carry around with you (and even then, you can encrypt files or store passwords securely on a normal price USB thumb drive for free using the excellent open source TrueCrypt software, although it seems you need administrator rights on the computer you plug it into – I’ve not used TrueCrypt enough, myself, and will report further when I have). Well OK, it cost less than a Ferrari, granted, but considering that you can get USB drives with far greater capacity for under a tenner, you want to be sure you’re getting your money’s worth. It certainly cost enough, at an eye-watering £80. included in the original price for a year after that you have to pay an ongoing subscription).

secure surfing with Portable Firefox (what they call “internet protection” – it’s only “free” i.e.

hardware-based encryption of the files on the stick (using AES encryption) with military-grade waterproofing / shock resistance, and.

It’s supposed to work on Mac and Linux as well as Windows (just for encrypted storage), and I bought an Ironkey Personal unit about a year ago, because it claimed to offer: Is something like an Ironkey secure memory stick the answer?

with info on suspected terrorists, vehicles of interest to the police, RAF personnel and NHS patient’s medical/personal details) - yet often they are allowed by UK government departments to be used unencrypted, despite a few recent improvements. copied from government databases by government employees, and are unfortunately all too easy to lose or steal (e.g. Many people use USB sticks or memory sticks, also called USB keys, thumb drives, flash drives and the like, for portable storage or transport of data from computers.īut they can be used to store confidential or sensitive information, e.g. This is a review of the Ironkey Personal secure USB flash drive.

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