Corsair Launches 16GB Flash Padlock 2
PrintGood news for secret agents and anyone else who has a need to keep their data both portable and secure - Corsair has gone and doubled up the capacity of its Flash Padlock 2 USB thumb drive to 16GB.
Previously only available in 8GB, the Flash Padlock 2 sports a couple of security safeguards, including a user-defined PIN. A user's PIN can range from four to ten digits, while the data inside remains scrambled with 256-bit AES encryption. It should also be noted that the PIN is hardwired to the drive, so there's no special software to install, allowing you to unlock the drive on any USB-equipped PC, be it Windows, OS X, Linux, and even game consoles.
Corsair didn't say when the 16GB version would be available or for how much, though we'd guess it to command around $100. For reference, the 8GB version sells for around $55 street.
Image Credit: Corsair
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Keith E. Whisman
June 17, 2010 at 4:44pm
Well as long as there are no skeleton or master keys available to unlock the encryption on these devices then it might be worth having to store your porn on when you visit Australia. If they can't unlock it and you conveniently forget the pin then it's not evidence.
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