Kanguru’s Emmett Jorgensen was just featured in Government Security News (GSN) as a guest columnist with an article entitled “Flash Drive Security goes beyond Encryption“.
The article has an infosec focus on newer developments in flash drive security including remote management, on-board anti-virus and more. Here is a short excerpt: Read more…
An excellent article was recently posted on Security Week regarding the use of encryption to prevent data breaches. As we’ve pointed out in the past, encryption should be mandatory in any instances where sensitive data is being handled. By requiring the use of encryption, IT and Infosec professionals can save their organizations time and money in the long term.
The Security Week article, entitled “The Encryption Advantage: Simple Steps to Protect your Valuable Information” does an excellent job of illustrating how using encryption can prevent costly fines.
Here is an excerpt: Read more…
Thousands of confidential medical records were loaded on a USB flash drive, which subsequently was stolen during a car break-in. Sound familiar? An increase in data breach notification laws throughout the US has brought to light hundreds of incidents that would have been glossed over in the past. In this case, the protected health information is covered under new regulations in HIPAA and the HiTECH Act of 2009.
According to the MetroWest Daily News, it’s unclear whether the incident will result in direct monetary damages but it certainly hasn’t been a public relations success:
Smith declined to say whether the loss of the records would be considered a violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - known as HIPAA - or whether the company could face penalties.
Under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009, companies that experience a breach of health information covered by HIPAA for more than 500 patients are required to inform the patients and the media.
Flash drives have revolutionized the business world with their convenience and portability; however, for infosec professionals, flash drives are a dual edged sword. Their tiny size often makes them easy to lose and their storage capacity allows massive amounts of potentially sensitive data to be stored and transported on them.
If lost or stolen, a single unencrypted flash drive has the potential to cause a massive data breach.
So how can infosec professionals deal with flash drives? 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.
Every organization has different security needs. What works for one, may not work for another.
Size, budget, personnel, and structure all play a factor in determining what an organization can and will do in terms of IT security. As such, there generally is no “one size fits all” solution when it comes to Infosec.
With this in mind, Kanguru has developed a customization program to help tailor our encrypted flash drives to an organization’s needs; from individuals and small business to enterprise and government entities.
In addition to 256-bit AES hardware encryption and onboard anti-virus, some of the customizable options we offer include: Read more…
A recent article posted in Information Week details some interesting trends related to USB Flash Drive usage and security. According to the story “In the past two years, 70% of businesses have traced the loss of sensitive or confidential information to USB flash memory sticks”
Flash drives are incredibly useful; however, as the Information Week article shows, their tiny size and massive storage capacity make them a security threat as well. Although encryption seems like it would be a requirement for organizations dealing with sensitive data, it seems that more often than not, flash drives aren’t encrypted.
With that in mind, here is a list of recent flash drive security snafu’s: Read more…
US Government technology professionals are invited to visit Kanguru at FOSE 2011 next week at the Washington Convention Center (Booth # 800). Come learn more about the Kanguru RocIT Defender Elite - our bootable, virtual PC on a flash drive. The device features FIPS 140-2 encryption and DoD-tested virtual runtime environment.
We’ll also be displaying our Hard Drive, DVD and USB Duplication Equipment, as well as our next generation Secure USB storage products. While you’re there, join our email list and receive a FOSE discount.
Register for an Expo Pass here.
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