IronKey Inc have announced that their IronKey self destructing USB flash memory drive featuring military grade AES 256-bit CBC-Mode encryption, the 4GB model of which we featured a while ago here on TFTS, is now available with double the previous capacity.

Adding to the IronKey range, which already consists of 1GB, 2GB and the aforementioned 4GB range, the new 8GB capacity IronKey, like its stable mates, comes with hardware based, military grade encryption and also offers protection against ‘brute force’ attacks – the drive integral Cryptochip serving to erase all encrypted data held on the drive courtesy of its Flash Trash (cool title) technology which comes into force after a policy determined number of failed login attempts.The IronKey also comes with a suite of applications including portable Firefox, IronKey Password Manager, RSA SecurID and a Secure Sessions service as well as a programmable policy settings allowing IronKey administrators to turn these applications off or on as desired.

‘Our virtual desktop customers have been eagerly awaiting IronKey 8GB drives because they are deploying large Windows desktops which rapidly wear out ordinary flash drives and most importantly need to be secured,’ said John Jefferies, vice president of product marketing at IronKey. ‘Running virtual desktops from flash drives demands high performance with superior reliability which is why customers are choosing to deliver mobile desktops and business continuity solutions on IronKey.’

The 8GB capacity IronKey USB Flash Drive has just been made available for $299.

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