KanguruMicro Drive AES Receives U.S. Government Approval, Achieves FIPS 140-2 Certification for Securing Sensitive Data.MILLIS, Mass. -- Kanguru Solutions today announced their KanguruMicro Drive AES has completed Federal Information Processing Standard Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military government agencies and by government contractors. (FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards) A series of publications issed by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that specifies information security guidelines for federal government departments and agencies. 140-2) Certification testing. FIPS 140-2, a rigorous federal security accreditation program completed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology National Institute of Standards and Technology, governmental agency within the U.S. Dept. of Commerce with the mission of "working with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards" in the national interest. , sets the standard for encryption algorithms intended for use in protecting sensitive information. "FIPS 140-2 Certification is essentially the U.S. and Canadian Governments' seal of approval for a security product," said Nate Cote, Vice President of Product Management at Kanguru Solutions. "By obtaining FIPS Certification we've proven that the KanguruMicro Drive AES is secure enough for storing sensitive data, a key issue facing our security focused customers in the government, military, financial and healthcare markets." Kanguru Solutions is the first company to complete FIPS 140-2 certification for USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. 2.0 flash drives offering software based Advanced Encryption Standard (cryptography, algorithm) Advanced Encryption Standard - (AES) The NIST's replacement for the Data Encryption Standard (DES). The Rijndael /rayn-dahl/ symmetric block cipher, designed by Joan Daemen and Vincent Rijmen, was chosen by a NIST contest to be AES. (AES) protection. The company expects FIPS 140-2 Validation will help its strong base of government and/or military customers meet increasing security requirements. "Security has been a major concern to government entities as well as others, and we have made it a priority to offer the latest security standards available," continued Nate Cote. Since 2001 the federal government has encouraged US Government agencies dealing with national security systems and information to adopt products that offer Government certified AES protection. According to the Federal Information Processing Standards (standard) Federal Information Processing Standards - (FIPS) United States Government technical standards published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Publication 197, AES is a "symmetric block cipher" that encrypts data into an illegible form called ciphertext Data that has been encrypted for security purposes. See plaintext. (cryptography) ciphertext - Text which has been encrypted by some encryption system. Opposite: plaintext. making it impossible for outsiders to reach the data. In addition to achieving FIPS 140-2 Certification, the KanguruMicro Drive AES also meets Sarbanes Oxley and HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191) Also known as the "Kennedy-Kassebaum Act," this U.S. law protects employees' health insurance coverage when they change or lose their jobs (Title I) and provides standards for patient health, standards. It offers 256-bit AES encryption and is available in Green, Red or Yellow housings for custom security applications. Additionally, it can be programmed with unique identifiers and imprinted with custom logos. The KanguruMicro Drive AES is available in capacities up to 8GB. A division of Interactive Media Corporation, Kanguru Solutions manufactures high quality, secure and portable computer storage peripherals. Interactive Media Corp. was established in Massachusetts in 1992. For more information on Kanguru Solutions, visit their web site at www.kanguru.com. |
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