iStorage datAshur PRO 8GB Secure Flash Drive Review

1. Introduction2. iStorage datAshur PRO 8GB3. ATTO & Crystal Disk Mark4. Real Life File Testing5. Closing Thoughts6. View All Pages

The iStorage datAshur PRO supports Read-Only (Write Protect), Read/Write and is immune to BadUSB. This last one is very handy as BadUSB overwrites the firmware on a USB device with a malicious code that once inserted into another device can plant malware or steal information, and do it while avoiding any anti-virus software.

A neat piece of design is that the drive can be protected by a Timeout Lock. If the drive is attached to a device and left unattended, the timeout lock will automatically lock the drive after a period of between 1 and 99 minutes.

The drive is protected against brute force hacking for both admin and user PINs. If a user enters an incorrect PIN number ten consecutive times, the user PIN will be deleted, but the data will remain on the drive and is only accessible by the correct admin PIN.

However, if the admin then enters a wrong PIN number ten consecutive times then it's game over as the both PINs, the encryption key AND all the data will be permanently deleted. The drive will then default back to factory settings and will have to be formatted before it can be used again.

The iStorage datAshur 8GB USB Flash Drive is available for just under £70 from Amazon.

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Pros

• Bullet-proof data protection.
• Military-level encryption.
• Good read speeds.

Cons

• Pricey

Kitguru says: If you need to physically shift sensitive data around, there's not much on the market that can do the job with anything like the protection afforded by iStorage's datAshur PRO.

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