The Kanguru FlashTrust is designed in compliance with NIST requirements for implementation of a digitally signed device firmware. The new Kanguru FlashTrust Secure Firmware flash drive is designed for those customers and organizations that, while still concerned about security and physical quality, may not require the specific usage scenarios or additional costs of hardware encrypted solutions.Ĭompliant with NIST Requirements for Implementation Although it would be a very difficult thing to do, organizations might choose to be proactive in implementing solutions that will help alleviate this potential threat. In August of 2014, security researchers revealed a potential threat to USB technology known as “ badUSB” at a Black Hat event, arguing that any USB device including a webcam, a computer mouse, a keyboard or a flash drive from an untrusted source could potentially be tampered and manipulated by a savvy hacker that could then be used to deliver harmful malware to a computer network.

Why Might I Want a 'Secure Firmware' Flash Drive? SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Interface (USB 3.2 Gen 1x1) Learn more The digitally-signed, trusted firmware offers consumers and organizations the same level of secure firmware protection typically reserved for encrypted, high-end flash drives to unencrypted USB device users. The Kanguru FlashTrust™ firmware USB flash drive is the world’s first unencrypted, USB 3.0 flash drive with onboard, trusted secure firmware (RSA-2048 bit) to protect against any potential risk of malicious attacks like 'BadUSB'.

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