Our friends over at BitDefender have released a new Internet Security Suite. Checkout the review over on Infosec Island.
While you’re at it, also checkout Kanguru’s secure, encrypted flash drives featuring onboard BitDefender Anti-Virus for protecting your flash drives from malware.
Co-authored by Nate Cote and Emmett Jorgensen
If you believe the media reports, IT threats are everywhere. Hackers, malware, trojans, social engineering attacks, botnets, stuxnet, zero day… It’s a wonder that any of us can safely navigate cyberspace.
Although the issue might be slightly overblown by the media, the risks are real. Case in point, a recent article posted on Information Week reports “Most Businesses Don’t Spot Hack Attacks“. If a hack or malware is present, but goes unnoticed, how can we be certain that there is nothing lurking on a machine that might be used to access our confidential data?
“Most people use their family computer for multiple purposes.” said Matthew Losanno, Senior Product Manager at Kanguru Solutions, a manufacturer of secure, encrypted storage devices. “Surfing Facebook, playing online games, managing the family finances, accessing retirement accounts, etc. It’s a scenario that carries a lot of potential risk. How will the user know if one of those pictures from a “friend” injected code onto the host machine? The list goes on and on.”
So what can be done to protect your sensitive data? Read more…
German distributor OPTIMAL System-Beratung will be showcasing Kanguru’s secure, encrypted storage devices at the upcoming IT Security Expo, IT-SA in Nuremberg, Germany, October 11-13th.
On hand will be the Kanguru Defender Elite secure, encrypted flash drives, Kanguru Remote Management Console (KRMC), and RocIT Defender Virtual OS on an encrypted thumb drive as well as next generation storage products.
Kanguru’s encrypted flash drives are some of the world’s most secure; offering 256-bit hardware encryption, onboard anti-virus, tamper resistant designs, optional remote management and more.
The Kanguru Defender Elite is also currently undergoing Common Criteria testing. The Common Criteria testing level has been designated as Evaluation Assurance Level 2 Augmented (EAL2+); meeting level 2 assurances while being augmented with flaw remediation. The testing is being overseen by the German Federal Office for Information Security (Bundesamt fur Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (BSI)).
OPTIMAL System-Beratung is a value added distributor with focus on client management and workflow, document management and IT security.
Register for the event here.
Kanguru is pleased to announce that we have been chosen to provide a Quebec Provincial Government Healthcare Office with secure flash drives and remote management software. The Kanguru Defender V2 encrypted flash drives will help keep their patient data safe and secure and also help them meet regulations relating to data security and privacy.
This is the latest of several secure thumb drive standardizations Kanguru has recently been involved with across the government, healthcare, and financial industries.
Kanguru has added OpenSUSE compatibility to the list of operating systems supported by the Kanguru Defender Elite line of secure, encrypted USB thumb drives.
OpenSUSE, a derivative of Linux, is a free open source operating system used and supported by the worldwide Free and Open Source Software community.
The Kanguru Defender Elite is the only enterprise level hardware encrypted flash drive that has Graphical User Interface (GUI) support for Windows, Macintosh and Linux Operating Systems, including the OpenSUSE distribution.
To read the full press release, click here.
Did you know that besides our Blog, Kanguru also regularly posts IT and security news on Twitter? You can find news on cyber security, malware, encryption and data breaches as well as information on new Kanguru products, events, promos and more.
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We’ve just released a new wireless mouse with mini keyboard.
Featuring a wireless laser mouse, multi-touch trackpad, a full QWERTY keyboard, right and left click functionality, built-in USB RF adapter, and a rechargeable battery, this all in one device is great for PC or multimedia use.
Check out the press release here, or go on over to the product page to learn more.
Stop by LandWarNet 2011, August 23-25, at the Tampa Convention Center, booth # 1617, to visit Kanguru and learn about our current solutions.
We will be showcasing the RocIT Defender Elite - our bootable, virtual PC on a flash drive, Hard Drive Duplicators and more.
Kanguru is pleased to announce the newest member of the KanguruClone Hard Drive Duplicator family. The new tower-style duplicator can make an exact copy to 5 HDD’s simultaneously at speeds up to 6GB /min.
At a retail price of $999.95, the new unit is a great value. It’s the perfect product for any integrator or administrator that needs a high speed duplicator, but doesn’t necessarily need all the extra features in our most advanced KClone products.
Kanguru is pleased to announce that the Defender Elite encrypted USB flash drive is now undergoing evaluation for Common Criteria EAL2+.
Common Criteria is an internationally recognized security evaluation program developed to ensure an information technology product or service meets a variety of robust government security standards. There are currently 36 nations, worldwide, which mutually recognize the merits of the Common Criteria Standard. Kanguru’s evaluation is being overseen by the German Federal Office for Information Security (Bundesamt fur Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (BSI)).
“By undergoing the Common Criteria evaluation, we continue to position ourselves on top of the secure portable data storage industry.” said Don Brown, CEO of Kanguru. “Common Criteria, along with our fully manageable devices and current FIPS 140-2 Validations, distinguishes our products and services as the most secure, manageable and feature rich in the portable data storage industry.”
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