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7 Secure USB Drives Reviewed

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-feel-safer-already dept.

jcatcw writes "Computerworld has reviewed seven USB drives that use either encryption or a physical keypad to protect stored data, and found big differences in I/O speeds, ease of use and strength of security. In the case of the drive using a key pad, the editors were able to break open the device and access the data, bypassing the PIN security. They also state that there is little difference between 128-bit and 256-bit AES encryption because neither has been broken yet. The drives reviewed were the SanDisk Cruzer, the Lexar JumpDrive, the Kingston DataTraveler, the Imation Pivot Plus, the Corsair Survivor, the Corsair Padlock and the IronKey Secure USB Drive. The editors chose the IronKey as the most secure."

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  1. Print Link by phantomcircuit · · Score: 0, Redundant

    http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=printArticleBasic&articleId=9062527

  2. Ultimate Boot CD for Windows by Futurepower(R) · · Score: 0, Redundant

    More secure: Boot internet cafe computers from the Ultimate Boot CD for Windows, which is free. That way you are not dependent on the cafe OS.

  3. Boot from CD? Use UBCD4Win by Futurepower(R) · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Most internet cafes will not allow booting from a CD, I'm guessing. However, if you can boot from a CD, you can boot from the free Ultimate Boot CD for Windows with TrueCrypt already installed.