14 DAY TRIAL // Data safety is one of the big factors in determining whether or not a removable storage drive can, or should, be used by corporations and government organizations. Kanguru claims that its latest Defender flash drive checks out.
Kanguru's entire Defender line of storage devices was made for customers that rely on secrecy, or at least the privacy of their own data.
Trade secrets are a big thing in capitalism, because if they leak before you can patent them, then you could have your IP appropriated by someone else.
We don't really need to point out that it's never fun to have your ideas stolen, especially when the one doing the stealing makes a ton of cash from it.
Alas, one still needs to take files home with them quite often, or bring them to the office, opening the possibility for, say, the Power Point presentation of a project to fall into the wrong hands.
Some countries or US states have totally banned the use of flash drives (and other removable media) by governmental organizations, forcing staff members to carry laptops and/or tablets with them everywhere.
Others allow their use, but only if their stringent security conditions are met. Kanguru claims that the Defender Elite30 is about as secure as flash drives can get, more or less.
It also says that the performance is high in spite of that, owing to the USB 3.0 technology. Reading should be done at up to 140 MB/s, while writing can be accomplished at 40 MB/s.
So how, exactly, does the Defender Elite30 keep your files safe? For one thing, the drive boasts AES 256-bit hardware encryption.
This is more or less the best encryption you'll find, and will keep your drive or even individual folders/files inaccessible to unauthorized personnel.
Moreover, the product has a physical write protect switch, which can render all files on it “read-only.” That way, you'll never overwrite a presentation by accident.
Not to mention that viruses and malware won't be able to sneak in and add their code to that of whatever you have stored on the thing.
There's an actual anti-virus program too though. Do keep in mind, however, that the anti-virus only comes with a free trial. Buyers will eventually have to start paying a subscription fee (one and two-year licenses are available).
Finally, you can remotely manage the Defender Elite30, through any management software or Kanguru's own KRMC (Kanguru Remote Management Console). Prices aren't mentioned, but they vary according to capacity (8GB, 16GB, 32GB, 64GB, 128GB).