The drives may be quite expensive, but cast-iron security seldom comes cheap. Although I personally don’t have any ultra-sensitive data to protect at that level of security, if I did, I would put in on a Kingston IronKey D300S. Verdict: The Kingston IronKey D300S is a premium USB drive that’s fast, rugged, and traceable, plus it gives a level of security that’s good enough for governments, NATO, and intelligence organizations to trust. The fact that the IronKey D300S adds high-level security and rugged construction and that makes it perfect for mission-critical storage. I like using removable USB drives for storing backup files because they’re portable and can be stored offsite if they contain valuable or sensitive data. I’ve noticed that many high-performance USB drives are now offering write speeds that a big improvement on older USB drives. The IronKey D300S managed to shift the data from my iMac to the IronKey in around 60 seconds, a respectable performance, and far faster than the cheap 128 GB drive I bought a couple of years back. I transferred a 1.5 GB folder of data made up of hundreds of small files, mostly the archive of my old Forbes reviews and articles. It’s a simple but incredibly effective method of storing data on a thumb drive with a brilliant level of security.Īnd now on to the important speed test. The software allows ten chances to input the correct password after which it locks and only a total reformat can unfreeze it, destroying all the data stored on the IronKey in the process. To access data stored on the drive, you have to log in using the password every time. The build quality and packaging of the ultra-secure Kingston IronKey drive is exemplary.

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