Kingston has revealed that they have finalized the integration plans for IronKey after acquiring them from Imation back in February.
With this acquisition, Kingston announces that it will be utilizing the IronKey product line to deliver what it hopes to be the industry’s most secure USB Flash drive. To do so, the “Kingston IronKey” will feature encryption that has a FIPS 140-2 Level 3 certification. This certification is a requirement for civilian and government agencies as well as military branches in the United States and Canada. FIPS 140-2 Level 3 calls for a tamper-evident seal for physical security to detect and respond to attempts to access, use or modify the cryptographic module. It is a benchmark for security and reliability for agencies and enterprise organizations looking for the highest level of encryption.
For those who don’t need such high level encryption on their USB drive, Kingston will still be producing its encrypted DataTraveler products. In addition to that, Kingston’s software partner DataLocker, will continue to manage the SafeConsole and Enterprise Management Services (EMS) platform that both Kingston and IronKey utilize.
Kingston has also promised that it will ensure a smooth transition for existing IronKey customers and will work with its collective partners to enable access to sales and technical support, plus access to Kingston’s product and service resources.
