An important element in the quest of compliance to industry standards and global regulations such as the GDPR. An essential pillar to setting security standards, corporate policies and data loss protection (DLP) best practices. It’s FIPS 140-2 Level 3 certified, with 256-bit AES hardware-based encryption in XTS mode. (A dollar upgrade removes File Manager’s obnoxious ads.Kingston’s IronKey™ D300S/SM USB Flash drive features an advanced level of security that builds on the features that made IronKey well-respected, to safeguard sensitive information. The app also incessantly nags you until you cough up a few dollars, but at least the free version doesn’t annoy you with ads, as the similar, free File Manager app does. You’ll probably want to upgrade because 512MB isn’t a lot of space. Those costs are one-time fees and are not recurring. Pocket Drive is free, though the no-cost version limits you to just 512MB of storage. The file manager isn’t perfect, but it gets the job done.

So I gave the recently released iOS app, Pocket Drive, a try. All you need is a decent app to transfer files between your computer and smartphone (or tablet).Īpple’s iOS devices were apparently out to lunch when file manager interfaces were handed out. Thankfully, you don’t need to carry a keychain-based USB drive anymore. Unfortunately, the drive’s software, which I needed to access the files, didn’t always work the way it was supposed to. Just in case the drive fell into criminal hands, I encrypted the files.

I used to carry a USB drive containing important files on my keychain.

Iron key thumb drive