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Studies show extent of data breaches

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 […]

Worst Threat to Data Security Is In Your Pocket

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 Wins 2012 SC Magazine Reader Trust Award for Best Fraud Prevention Solution

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 […]

Imation research into transferring confidential information on portable devices

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 […]

How to Prevent Thumb Drive Security Disasters

Even with good security protocols in place it’s still common for employees to transfer sensitive information to their insecure USBs to take home with them. If you’re going to use USB devices in a work environment you want to use an IronKey. The IronKey encrypts data on the device keeping your information safe. The University […]

Imation purchases IronKey’s hardware assets

Imation Corp, a storage device manufacturer, has announced it has purchased the hardware business of IronKey. In a letter to customers, IronKey CEO Art Wong and Chairman Dave Jevans said that “IronKey will continue to deliver cloud-based security and add new online security services for enterprises, financial institutions, governments and consumers.” “Imation brings the resources […]

canoe.ca recommends IronKey for data protection

Natalia Manzocco, of the QMI Agency, has posted her top 5 products to help keep your information secure. IronKey made the list, with Natalia noting, “If security is key for you, bring in the big guns with an IronKey flash drive. In addition to offering military-grade encryption and an impact-tested metal body that can handle […]

IronKey appoints two new executives

IronKey announced on Monday that Mark Schulte, a Silicon Valley executive, would be joining IronKey as its new CFO, along with former Symantec marketing executive Ajay Nigam who will become the senior vice president of product management. You can read the full press release at marketwire.com