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The ever increasing number of businesses going online has surely put forth the reasons to securely store critical data. Now, Kanguru Solutions has declared to receive the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS 140-2) Certification for its Defender Elite, a manageable, secure flash drive.

Managed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the FIPS 140-2 is a rigorous federal security accreditation program. It sets standard for encryption modules which is intended for use in protecting sensitive government information. The FIPS standard has also been adopted by other governments and enterprise organizations.

“As many people are aware, the recent DOD ban on flash drives has been partially lifted,” said Don Brown, CEO of Kanguru Solutions, referring to the 15 month ban of flash drives by the U.S. Department of Defense. “During the ban, the DOD put stringent security measures in place regarding the use of portable storage devices. Working with our federal customers, we have designed our newest encrypted flash drives to meet or exceed the security needs of these new, stricter security regulations. Features like remote management, USB device control and anti-virus/malware protection, are a direct result of input from our customers and are designed to help organizations comply with tightening regulations.”

Additionally, achieving FIPS 140-2 Certification, the Kanguru Defender Elite adheres to Sarbanes Oxley and HIPAA standards. Several states are now introducing data breach laws that the Kanguru Defender Elite with Remote Management would specifically address.

“With the Kanguru Defender Elite, we’ve addressed three very popular features,” said Nate Cote, vice president of product management at Kanguru Solutions. “Strong, manageable security, reasonable cost, and ease of use for both end users and enterprise rollouts.”

Apart from 256-bit AES hardware encryption and remote management, the Kanguru Defender Elite bundles up Limited Password Attempts, Master Password Support Restricted IP Range/Domain Support, Tamper Resistant Design and Anti-Virus/Malware Protection.