Thursday, October 18, 2007

what you need to expect from your USB drive???

Many companies provide USB drives that provide some kind of security. Below is a list of what you need to expect from your USB drive...

  • Hardware encryption for sensitive files
  • Internet Authentication
  • keeping your Private keys secure
  • 100% mobility (can use the USB on any computer)
  • Secure surfing from any computer
  • Passwords Manager (no need to type the passwords again and again), that will protect you against key loggers
  • Remember the username and passwords (after first login)
  • Protect against Phishing (will log you automatically only if the site matches the original signature to prevent Phishing)
  • Data can be shared between USB’s (in case that you have few employees)
  • Allow backup all the USB data in a secure way (in case of lost USB)
  • Privacy Internet surfing (Will prevent MITM attack and session hijack, Uses known DNS servers (if your DNS server or hosts file is poisoned, Using a secured tunnel from your machine to the supplier servers)

The prices range of these products is between $70-$200 per USB key.