Corsair has today taken the wraps off its second-generation, data-critical Flash Padlock USB pen drive.
The device, pictured below, is designed to prevent your critical data from getting into the wrong hands. Arriving as the successor to 2007's Flash Padlock, the newly-revised unit - tactfully dubbed the Flash Padlock 2 - features a bevy of security enhancements that'll work on any system without the need for third-party software.
Like the original Flash Padlock, version 2 features an integrated numeric keypad, allowing users to define a 4-10 digit PIN number that's then required to access the drive's data. Multiple failed entries will lock the device for two minutes, and should you forget your pin, there's an option to reset the drive to its factory settings - though, doing so will securely erase all of its contents.
What's new is that the drive now also makes use of 256-bit AES data encryption, ensuring that the data within can't be accessed by simply tearing the Flash Padlock 2 apart and getting access to the integrated circuits.
Making use of the familiar Flash Voyager-like shell, the Flash Padlock 2 also offers protection from the elements with its rugged, rubberised housing. Storage capacity has also gone up a notch or two - whilst 2007's Flash Padlock was available only in 1GB or 2GB capacities, 2010's Flash Padlock 2 is initially available as an 8GB model priced at just under £45*.
The Flash Padlock 2 is available now and comes backed by Corsair's 10-year limited warranty.
*As always, UK-based HEXUS.community forum members will benefit from the SCAN2HEXUS Free Shipping initiative, which will save you a further few pounds plus also top-notch, priority customer service and technical support backed up by the SCANcare@HEXUS forum.
