Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Remote wipe for USB drives

A new service called Silver Bullet from encrypted thumb-drive vendor IronKey will let administrators <A HREF="http://www.pcworld.com/article/151683/.html?tk=rss_news">wipe out or lock the data on USB sticks</A> in the field. Silver Bullet is a Web-based service that will be offered as a subscription add-on to IronKey's USB device management software, said David Jevans, IronKey's CEO.

An IronKey USB stick uses the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) to securely store data, which is used by the U.S. government for sensitive material. Nonetheless, some customers have requested more features in order to destroy data, Jevans said.

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