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About LinkBacksRead more.Memory and robust USB drive manufacturer Corsair has announced a new flash drive designed to secure user data, but it doesn't use namby pamby software. Huzzah!
Read more.Memory and robust USB drive manufacturer Corsair has announced a new flash drive designed to secure user data, but it doesn't use namby pamby software. Huzzah!
Can you get your data back if the device fails?
Personally I'd never use anything like this - I use flash drives just dumping data on, and it's rarely anything I'd care about if others grabbed it - drivers and the likes - but there must be a market for it.
By "device fails" I presume you mean the locking device? If the flash goes dodgy I reckon that, assuming the lock is transparent to recovery software (after you've put your pin in, of course) that the same rules as normal would apply. If the locking device breaks... well I just don't know!
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Well either to be honest. Mine is generally just a copy of whatever's on a hard drive somewhere, so data loss would make no difference, but some will just save documents on the flash drive and take it to school/work/whatever I guess.
I don't think I've seen a flash drive fail yet, but I'm sure they do, and it'd be nice to have the peace of mind that if the worst were to happen, then you can always get it back... no matter how expensive it might prove.
Of course, it would have a certain irony knowing Corsair drives can survive burning rubber starts, yet be leave you completely buggered by a simple electronic glitch.
If you review one in the future it'd be nice if a Corsair representative could comment in the event of either systems failing and where it left you.
Last edited by this_is_gav; 16-08-2007 at 08:52 PM.
It has got to be a good idea for some people/jobs. I know someone who found a USB stick with government files on it. He did the right thing trying to get it back. It caused him so much hassle he wished he had just destroyed it.
Reminds me of the first time I found a bunch of keys. The on duty copper at the police station wasn't pleased when I told him why I was there. Neither was I nearly an hour and umpteen forms later upon leaving.
Last edited by clown; 14-09-2007 at 06:58 PM. Reason: typo
I still think your better of using any removable device and TrueCrypt. Can't say enough about TrueCrypt, its free to use and very very secure.
I basically have an encrypted drive of about half my USB pen. This allows me to quickly dump data onto the pen or mount the encrypted drive and access my secure data.
And the good thing - if you loose it, you dont need to worry no one is getting at your data!
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