LOK-IT Secure Flash Drive Honored with ‘Best of FOSE Award’
New Flash Drive Embodies a Next Generation in Secure Portable Storage
Systematic Development Group (SDG) received a Best of FOSE Award at this year’s FOSE Convention in Washington, D.C.
The FOSE Convention is an annual event featuring the latest innovations in Information Technology geared toward government channels. Systematic Development Group’s innovative new LOK-IT Secure Flash Drive® was recognized in the Security Hardware category.
“We are very pleased to be recognized with a Best of FOSE award. We had the opportunity to introduce LOK-IT to many conference attendees and based upon their positive response it appears LOK-IT is extremely timely,” stated George Wolf, SDG President.
“Our LOK-IT drives are unique as they are the only FIPS 140-2 Level 3 Certified USB flash drives utilizing hardware user authentication via an onboard 10 Key PIN Pad. This eliminates the reliance upon a keyboard and computer to unlock and use the drive.”
The need for security measures protecting stored data has never been greater but dependence upon software user authentication has made secure drives more complex, inflexible and platform dependent. The number and variety of operating systems used by computers, the proliferation of USB ports embedded in office equipment and the introduction of USB On-The-Go for tablet PCs and smart phones make LOK-IT platform independence uniquely suitable for these new devices and equipment.
“Our goal in developing LOK-IT was to build a ‘next generation’ of secure flash drives as easy to use as normal flash drives but includes key security components today’s government and corporate users demand. We feel we’ve achieved that goal with our PIN-Pad hardware authentication,” continued Wolf.
An interview with George Wolf on the FOSE exhibit floor can be seen here: FOSE/Wolf interview
SDG recently launched the LOK-IT Secure Flash Drive® and is quickly becoming a standard for both corporations and government agencies in their efforts to secure portable data.
LOK-IT security features include hardware authentication via onboard PIN-Pad utilizing DataLock®, licensed technology from ClevX, LLC (patents pending); 256-bit AES hardware encryption; and physical protection highlighted by waterproof/dustproof IP57 rated anodized aluminum form and internal epoxy coating. With no computer connection required during authentication, LOK-IT is immune to key-logging malware – a security hole with other encrypted flash drives.
