Kanguru will be exhibiting at Infosecurity Europe 2010 at Earls Court, London this week. Visit Kanguru and distributor Invensys Technology at Stand L93 to learn about the latest developments in secure, managed USB devices.
Kanguru’s Defender Elite secure USB flash drive is now shipping standard with BitDefender’s anti-virus service. One year of virus protection is included in the purchase price of the drive. To configure or start a manual scan, simply open the taskbar menu and select “Antivirus”.
Defender Elite anti-virus not only protects your thumb drive but can also be used to scan and disinfect the host computer’s hard drive or other portable drives that are connected to the workstation.
Defender Elite units that were purchased prior to March 2010 can be upgraded to anti-virus service by clicking the “Check for Updates” menu option. The free 1-Year service will begin at that point and virus definitions will automatically be imported by the device.
See our previous post for more information on Kanguru and BitDefender anti-virus.
Starting this week, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) will begin imposing fines up to £500,000 for violations of the country’s Data Protection Act. From SC:
Speaking to SC Magazine last year, former Information Commissioner Richard Thomas said that ‘most insider incidents are accidental, but the damage can be very severe, with damage to the people whose data is compromised and to the company, leading to big fines, cost, reputational and share price damage all showing why it needs to be taken seriously’.
He also said that in the last couple of years of his time as the Commissioner, he had persuaded the government to increase the standing, power and resources of the office and this had led to the introduction of increased fines.
One recent example is an incident in which the Stoke-on-Trent City Council lost a USB stick containing confidential data from the social services department. The drive was not encrypted and exposed “records of foster carers, family court proceedings, parenting assessments and, child custody arrangements.”
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