IronKey explained

IronKey is the brand name of a family of encrypted USB portable storage devices owned by Kingston Digital, the flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc.

History

From 2005 to 2012, IronKey was an Internet security and privacy company based in California. IronKey's founding was partially funded by the U.S. federal government, with a grant of US$1.4 million through the Homeland Security Research Projects Agency.[1] [2] [3] Their products have been used by the U.S. government in various areas.[4] [5]

Imation acquired IronKey in September 2011.[6] In October 2012, IronKey rebranded itself as Marble Security, and the IronKey brand became wholly owned by Imation.[7] [8] As part of Imation, the IronKey portfolio includes products and intellectual property from the former IronKey, as well as technologies from Imation acquisitions of MXI Security and ENCRYPTX.[9] [10]

On February 8, 2016, Kingston Technology Company, Inc., announced it had acquired the USB technology and assets of IronKey from Imation.[11]

On February 8, 2016, DataLocker Inc. announced it had acquired Ironkey's Enterprise Management Service (EMS) and other assets from Imation. [12]

In November 2018, Kingston announced that the IronKey had new features and was now FIPS 140-2 Level 3 certified.[13]

In early 2021, a reported 7,000 Bitcoin were stranded in a IronKey flash drive due to a forgotten password. The owner, Programmer Stefan Thomas, did not utilize the Enterprise Management Service for password recovery. [14] In 2023, a company named Unciphered found a way to unlock IronKey USB sticks similar to the one Thomas used.[15]

Windows To Go portable workspaces

Among Imation’s IronKey products are flash drives certified by Microsoft for Windows To Go.[16] Windows To Go is an enterprise feature of Windows 8 that enables the creation of a workspace that can be booted from a USB-connected external drive on PCs that meet Microsoft certification requirements, regardless of the operating system running on the PC. A Windows To Go product, the IronKey Workspace W300, received the Editors’ Choice accolade from PC Magazine in February 2013.[17]

Products

Secure Portable Storage

IronKey Secure Workspaces

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Windows 7:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SOMETHING VENTURED: Uncle Sam Is Staking Start-Ups. VentureWire. March 12, 2008. August 5, 2009.
  2. Web site: 10 Hot Security Startups. DarkReading. April 12, 2007. August 5, 2009.
  3. Web site: Command, Control and Interoperability Programs and Projects. Department of Homeland Security. April 2, 2009. August 5, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20120305162235/http://www.dhs.gov/files/programs/gc_1218474924792.shtm#16. March 5, 2012. dead.
  4. Web site: U.S. Department of Homeland Security - 2010 Budget in Brief. Department of Homeland Security. 2009. August 5, 2009.
  5. Web site: Department Responsibilities: Maximize Use of Science, Technology and Innovation. Department of Homeland Security. July 22, 2009. August 5, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090805015717/http://www.dhs.gov/xabout/gc_1244659918636.shtm. August 5, 2009. dead.
  6. Web site: Imation Acquires IronKey's USB-Based Hardware Security Business . eWeek. Sep 20, 2011.
  7. Web site: Marble Cloud Launches Mobile Security Service for iPhone, Android . eWeek. Oct 16, 2012.
  8. Web site: Imation to Unify Mobile Security Portfolio around IronKey Brand . https://archive.today/20130713030053/http://ir.imation.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=73967&p=irol-newsArticle&id=1745084 . dead . July 13, 2013 . Imation . Oct 15, 2012 .
  9. Web site: Imation acquires MXI Security, broadens product line. IT World Canada. June 10, 2011.
  10. Web site: Imation Acquires Encryption And Security Solutions Company ENCRYPTX. TechCrunch. March 3, 2011.
  11. Web site: Kingston buys encrypted flash drive maker IronKey. Mearian. Lucas. 2016-02-08. Computerworld. en. 2020-02-27.
  12. Web site: Inc. DataLocker. 2016-02-08. datalocker.comaLocker-Acquires-IronKey-Enterprise-Management-Services-EMS-and-Other-Assets-From-Imation.html DataLocker Acquires IronKey Enterprise Management Services (EMS) and Other Assets From Imation]. 2021-07-30. GlobeNewswire News Room. en.
  13. Web site: Kingston IronKey D300 encrypted USB drive. 2018-11-15. Geeky Gadgets. en-US. 2020-02-27.
  14. Web site: January 2021. Joel Khalili 19. 2021-01-19. IronKey maker couldn't liberate this locked $260m Bitcoin wallet, even if it wanted to. 2021-07-30. TechRadar. en.
  15. Greenberg . Andy . They Cracked the Code to a Locked USB Drive Worth $235 Million in Bitcoin. Then It Got Weird . en-US . Wired . 2023-10-25 . 1059-1028.
  16. Web site: Microsoft Windows To Go Homepage. .
  17. Web site: IronKey Workspace W300 (64GB). PC Magazine. Feb 26, 2013.
  18. http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/STM/cmvp/documents/140-1/140sp/140sp2183.pdf FIPS 140-2 Non-Proprietary Security Policy
  19. Web site: Explore Windows 10 OS, Computers, Apps, & More - Microsoft. www.microsoft.com.

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