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Self-Destructing USB Stick

Posted by samzenpus on from the secure-the-bits dept.

Hugh Pickens writes "PC World reports that Victorinox, maker of the legendary Swiss Army Knife, has launched a new super-secure memory stick that sounds like something out of Mission: Impossible. The Secure Pro USB comes in 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB sizes, and provides a variety of security measures including fingerprint identification, a thermal sensor, and even a self-destruct mechanism. Victorinox says the Secure is 'the most secure [device] of its kind available to the public.' The Secure features a fingerprint scanner and a thermal sensor 'so that the finger alone, detached from the body, will still not give access to the memory stick's contents.' While offering no explanation how the self-destruct mechanism works, Victorinox says that if someone tries to forcibly open the memory stick it triggers a self-destruct mechanism that 'irrevocably burns [the Secure's] CPU and memory chip.' At a contest held in London, Victorinox put its money where its mouth was and put the Secure Pro to the test offering a £100,000 cash prize ($149,000) to a team of professional hackers if they could break into the USB drive within two hours. They failed."

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  1. Inspector Gadget?? by BinaryBobbie · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    This message will self destruct in 30 seconds...

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    It's because I'm new here isn't it?
  2. Don't Need One... by happy_place · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I'm doing fine destroying USB sticks on my own... why would I ever want to do so deliberately... can't count how many have gone through the wash. I've run a couple over with my car... My kids who think they can be jammed into the airconditioning slots in the car... sigh...

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  3. Re:Thermal sensor? by Shadow+of+Eternity · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    While I'm sure a woman could do so just as well, if not better, I'm also fairly sure that the fuck it.

    Just fuck it. I can't make a detached-finger-in-vagina joke about a KNIFE company with a straight face.

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  4. self destructing 'civilization'/dear mr. president by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    it sure appears like there's more trouble than can be cyphered/resolved.

    so, being as most of us have done nothing wrong, would you be so kind as to turn off those fauxking 'cloud' sprayers for a day or 2. getting a little warm would be great, & might help with our (lack of) attention span.

    thanks for all of your hard work so far. you're really up against **it. continued God's speed to you.