Apple users: Please note IronKey devices will not currently run on Mac OS X 10.8+ systems. A fix is currently in developement – see https://support.imation.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/498/~/%5Bims498%5D-ironkey-compatibility-with-mac-os-x-version-10.8-%28%22mountain-lion%22%29 for more information.
One of the key features of Ironkey is Two-Factor Authentication. Neil J. Rubenking of PCMag.com explains it as: “A hacker armed with your bank account password can steal your money, but a hacker who just gets your ATM card PIN can’t withdraw a stack of twenties. Why? He doesn’t have the card itself. To get […]
We often receieve queries from our customers concerning updating their IronKey devices. The IronKey support section provides a step by step guide to this process. You can read the guide here – https://support.ironkey.com/article/289 We recommend using the knowledgebase resource if you have any questions about the IronKey device, there is plenty of quality information. Check […]
Please be advised the S200 8GB & 16GB models have been discontinued. This includes the Basic, Personal & Enterprise models. The replacement models for these devices are the D200 versions.
The Financial Service Information Sharing and Analyst Center has announced that hacking of online financial accounts has risen about 150 percent each year. To combat this, BNC National Bank is implementing new software called IronKey Trusted Access for its business banking customers. “IronKey utilizes the suggested out-of-band technology by creating a virtualized computer within the […]
Alarming statistics were revealed in a press release on Tuesday from Imation, who recently acquired IronKey. “The most recent Ponemon institute study on data breaches found that malicious insiders cause 31 percent of all data breaches and the average cost of such a breach is $318 per lost record. A survey conducted by Harris Interactive […]
A Harris survey commissioned by Imation and announced at the 2012 RSA Conference involving over 300 IT decision makers in the U.S. and Canada has revealed some alarming statistics. The survey found that in the last 2 years: 37 percent of participants had accidentally exposed corporate data through loss or theft of removable devices. Only […]
IronKey has won the Brest Fraud Prevention Solution category in the SC Magazine’s 2012 Reader’s Trust Awards. The announcement was made on the 28th of February. Arthur Wong, CEO of IronKey said, “We are very proud to receive this recognition from SC Magazine and their panel of experts.” “We solidified our leadership in online banking […]
In a Forrester study commissioned by IronKey it was revealed that 3/4s of enterprises are hesitant to fully adopt cloud and mobility storage due to doubts over data loss. The report said: “IT decision-makers still view the security capabilities of cloud and mobile technologies as immature and believe that adopting such technologies will present a […]
Research from Imation, the owners of IronKey, has revealed that upwards of 50 percent of employees use their portable devices to transfer confidential information & data from their business on a day to day basis. When you combine this with research from a Ponemon Institute study which found 3/4 organisations had suffered data loss due […]