Kingston DT6000, a security code for large corporations and government agencies

Kingston has announced the release of the DataTraveler 6000 (DT6000) USB drive. The device protects confidential data with FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standard) 140-2 Level 3 certification and 100 percent encryption, providing a solution to increasingly pressing privacy and regulatory issues. 

Companies spend millions of dollars a year on network security to fend off hacker attacks and other external threats. News of data leaks related to USB drives is most often due to negligence, human negligence (lost USB drives) and thus to deficiencies or non-compliance with security policies, rather than to malicious intent. In other words, an unencrypted USB drive is a source of data leakage in people’s pockets.

“While large corporations and government agencies need to provide access to sensitive and confidential data to employees working with remote and mobile access, creating security policies and preventing USB data loss is as important as organizations’ network security, ”said Norbert Kaszál, Business Development Manager for Kingston Technology, Hungary and Slovenia. “Using insecure USB drives makes organizations vulnerable to data loss and data leakage, which can severely damage their credit in the eyes of their employees, customers and partners alike. The DT6000 is the most secure USB key available on the market, which meets the most stringent corporate and government requirements, ”added Norbert Kaszál.

 The Kingston DT6000 uses patented Secured by Spyrus ™ technology, which supports 256-bit AES hardware-based encryption using XTS block-by-block encryption mode. XTS is the latest generation technology that provides much stronger protection than other per-block encryption methods such as CBC or ECB mode. The DT6000 also uses “military-level” elliptical curve encryption (ECC), which is also recommended by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) as part of Suite B’s encryption algorithms.

Kingston DataTraveler 6000 features and specifications:

• It is FIPS 140-2 Level 3 certified.
• Extra-strong security architecture: The drive locks itself after 10 unsuccessful attempts and destroys the encryption key. Neither the device nor the receiving device stores passwords.  
• Digitally signed firmware updates with Suite B SHA-384 and ECDSA P-384 procedures.
• Required compound password: The password is set by the user by selecting at least three of the four items (lowercase, uppercase, characters, and numbers) to prevent unauthorized access.
• Full encryption: all stored data is protected by 256-bit hardware-based XTS mode Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) - the master key is regenerated at login.
• Physical security barrier against unauthorized access. 
• Warranty: five-year warranty, 24-hour support. 
• Durable: waterproof and titanium coated stainless steel case.
• Size: 77,9 mm x 22 mm x 12,05 mm
• Speed: up to 11 MB / s read, 5 MB / s write speed.
• Capacity: 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB
• Compatibility: Complies with USB 2.0 specification.
• Operating temperature: 0 ºC to 60 ºC.
• Storage temperature: -20 ºC to 85 ºC.

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The recommended retail price for the Kingston DT6000 is between $ 100 and $ 208, depending on capacity between move.

Source: kingston.com