Thursday, May 4, 2006

This Message Will Self-Destruct In 5, 4, 3, 2...

There are plenty of "secure" USB flash drives out there. However, if someone with the right know-how is really determined to get at your data, they'll probably figure out a way to take it. That's where "Kingston's Data Traveler Elite Privacy Edition" (whew, that's a mouthful) comes in. This 4GB USB flash drive encrypts all data with 128-bit AES. Then it adds an extra layer of security, a self-destruct feature! Yes, now you too can feel like James Bond. In a sense, it self-destructs! If anyone tries to use a brute-force attack to guess your password, the drive will automatically erase itself after 25 wrong guesses. Of course, if you have a really easy password and a data thief can figure it out in under 25 guesses, you're screwed. For the rest of us, this could be a good solution for keeping on-the-go info out of the wrong hands. Plus, it's just cool to have a device that can self-destruct. I like it!

Your mission, if you should accept it, is to go buy this tech gadget. Go on, run along, my little 007 in-training. This post will now self-destruct.

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