LOS ALTOS, California, September 21 /PRNewswire/ --

- IronKey To Safeguard NATO Member Data With Secure USB Drives

IronKey (https://www.ironkey.com/), the maker of the world's most secure
flash drive, today announced that it has been approved for use within the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 
(http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/index.htm) to provide the 28 member
(http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/nato_countries.htm) nation organization
with IronKey S200 secure hardware encrypted USB flash drives.

IronKey has a proven record of delivering secure portable storage devices
and central management services 
(https://www.ironkey.com/remote-management-gov) to many government and global
enterprise organizations throughout the world today. IronKey continues to
dominate and lead the secure USB storage industry with leading edge security
features such as a FIPS 140-2 Level 3 validation 
(https://www.ironkey.com/compliance-gov), integrated malware protection
(https://www.ironkey.com/anti-malware-gov), military grade hardware
encryption (https://www.ironkey.com/hardware-encryption), and a super
ruggedized case (https://www.ironkey.com/rugged-design) that is suitable for
adverse operating conditions.

"IronKey is the first and only Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) secure USB
flash drive approved by NATO for use within the 28 NATO member nations," said
Steve Ryan, senior vice president of IronKey. "By receiving the NATO approval
for the IronKey S200 family of devices, IronKey once again demonstrates
leadership and commitment in building the most secure USB storage devices in
the world."

IronKey provides a comprehensive central management 
(https://www.ironkey.com/remotely-managed) capability that includes the
ability to remotely delete the data or destroy the device, as well as the
ability to limit usage to only pre-defined trusted networks. IronKey meets
the requirements for NATO's secure portable data storage needs.

About IronKey

IronKey's award-winning products and services combine the world's most
secure flash drive with the world's most powerful USB management software.
IronKey's USB flash drives bring the power of authentication, encryption,
identity management and privacy to businesses and consumers in 23 countries.
IronKey's management software and associated services allow enterprises of
all sizes, government agencies, the military, and other organizations to take
back control of the mobile data that has been leaking out of their
organizations due to the uncontrolled proliferation of USB drives. With
IronKey, organizations centrally administer, remotely manage, and enforce
policies on thousands of devices located anywhere in the world. Thousands of
customers, including Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, military
organizations, banks, healthcare providers and law firms that handle some of
the most sensitive security information in the world trust IronKey to protect
business critical data. All IronKey products are FIPS 140-2 Level 3
validated. For more information, please visit www.IronKey.com.