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Kingston Digital Launches New DataTraveler 5000 With Secured by SPYRUS(TM) Patented Technology
SPYRUS High-Assurance Elliptic Curve Cryptography Hardware Designs Create the Most Advanced Secure USB Product Offerings Available
| Source: SPYRUS
SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire - January 28, 2010) - SPYRUS, Inc. today announced that their
Secured by SPYRUS™ technology is used to implement all cryptographic
security functions in the new Kingston DataTraveler® 5000 USB flash
drive. The DataTraveler 5000 will be available to government and enterprise
customers in over 100 countries.
"SPYRUS designed its hardware-based security to protect U.S. Department of
Defense and other sensitive data. We are proud to join with Kingston to
introduce a product with many of the same high-assurance technologies used
in our own Hydra PC™ product line," said Tom Dickens, Chief Operating
Officer for SPYRUS. "Our proven technologies surpass all others to protect
customer data against the proliferation of cyber crime, cyber attacks and
data loss."
The DataTraveler 5000's flash memory and cryptographic security processors
are contained within an epoxy-sealed hardware module, which is Secured by
SPYRUS™ using patented SPYRUS technologies for secure USB devices. The
device is FIPS 140-2 Level 2 validated, with Level 3 validation pending.
The DataTraveler 5000 incorporates
Made-in-U.S.A. SPYRUS cryptographic technologies to mitigate the risks of
untrusted parts entering the supply chain.
Within this sealed module, multiple cryptographic processors work together
to both implement and verify security functions, shielding both
confidential information and the security processing that protects it from
electronic eavesdropping.
When the drive is inserted into a PC for the first time, a secure channel
transfers the user's initial password from the computer to the DataTraveler
5000 security module using the same cryptographic functions recommended by
the U.S. Government to protect national security information. This ensures
that security information is never exchanged between the trusted,
FIPS-validated module and a less secure host environment.
Inside the security module, the initial password is sent through a set of
cryptographic operations by the security processors, and the results are
used to encrypt the contents of the drive. The password and results are
then discarded, making it impossible to recover them.
Because all password processing is contained within the security module,
device unlock codes never travel between the device and the host computer,
and encryption keys are never present on the host computer where they could
be compromised.
"The DataTraveler 5000 Secured by SPYRUS™ delivers unsurpassed levels of
security and encryption to government and enterprise customers," said Mark
Akoubian, Business Manager, Secure USB Products, Kingston®. "This
portable data solution represents state-of-the-art data protection while
providing end users with the simplicity of plug and play."
Secured by SPYRUS™ products implement proven technologies that have been
developed by SPYRUS over 15 years of leadership in creating the most secure
hardware-based encryption, authentication, and digital content security
products available to governments, enterprises, and military organizations.
Secured by SPYRUS™ includes SPYRUS Suite B On-Board™ security
technology defined by the U.S. Government to promote cryptographic
interoperability while protecting both unclassified and classified data.
Beyond using 256-bit AES hardware-based encryption, Secured by SPYRUS™
supports the new XTS-AES encryption mode, which provides greater security
for flash drive memory than CBC, ECB, and other encryption modes. For a
more technical discussion of Secured by SPYRUS™ and Suite B On-Board™
security technologies, please visit www.spyrus.com.
About SPYRUS, Inc.
SPYRUS holds patents in the U.S. and abroad that enable solutions for
secure authentication, secure communication, and full disk encryption, as
well as patents relating to data protection and rights management for
digital content. Secured by SPYRUS™ security technology is designed,
developed, and manufactured in the USA to meet FIPS 140-2 standards. SPYRUS
products support the strongest commercially available cryptographic
algorithms, including elliptic curve cryptography (ECC), AES, and SHA-2,
collectively known as Suite B. In December 2007, the Hydra PC Personal
Encryption Device became the first, and as yet the only, commercially
available USB encryption device to be approved for protecting U.S.
Government tactical classified data at the Secret level and below, when
used in accordance with the approved operational security doctrine. SPYRUS
is headquartered in San Jose, California. See www.spyrus.com for more
information.
About Kingston Digital, Inc.
Kingston Digital, Inc. ("KDI") is the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston
Technology Company, Inc., the world's largest independent manufacturer of
memory products. Established in 2008, KDI is headquartered in Fountain
Valley, California, USA. For more information, please visit
www.kingston.com or call 800-337-8410.
SPYRUS, the SPYRUS logo, Hydra Privacy Card and Hydra PC are either
registered trademarks or trademarks of SPYRUS, Inc., in the U.S. and/or
other jurisdictions. All other company, organization and product names are
trademarks of their respective organizations.
Kingston and the Kingston logo are registered trademarks of Kingston
Technology Corporation. All rights reserved. All other marks may be the
property of their respective titleholders.
Editor's Note: For additional information or executive interviews, please
contact Dan Chmielewski of Madison Alexander PR, Inc. +1 (949-231-2965) or
dchm@madisonalexanderpr.com.