Because the data is hardware encrypted, the VP50 series of drives can often be a better solution than using internet and Cloud services for safeguarding data. The VP50 series can have a user, admin and one-time passphrase. It has safeguards against BadUSB with digitally signed firmware and protects against Brute Force password attacks. The Kingston Ironkey Vault Privacy 50 USB Drive provides business-grade security with FIPS 197-certified AES 256-bit hardware encryption in XTS mode. Just plug it in like any external drive, click on the IronKey icon, and enter the passphrase to unlock the data. The neat little VP50 USB drive looks much like any standard USB thumb drive but comes preformatted and loaded with software that can be run off the drive with macOS and Windows computers without installing any software. (A dollar upgrade removes File Manager’s obnoxious ads.The Kingston IronKey VP80ES is an SSD with a built-in touchscreen for entering the passphrase that. 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.
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