INTRODUCTION

   One of the most serious issues storage media manufacturers have had to face over the years is data security and although most consumers may not be aware of this there's a whole industry for people who need that especially for professionals and government employees working with sensitive/critical data. Still professionals and government employees are not the only ones who may need the extra security for their data and so more and more manufacturers equip their products with several different types of data encryption (both software and hardware based) with AES 256-bit hardware encrypted drives enjoying one of the top spots. One thing you got to love however about the storage industry is that there are always new and more innovative ways for people to secure their critical/sensitive data and iStorage with their diskAshur 2 line of USB 3.1 Portable Encrypted Hard Drives might have what you've been looking for.

   iStorage is the trusted global leader of award winning PIN authenticated, hardware encrypted data storage devices. Delivering the most innovative products to securely store and protect data to military specified encryption levels; safeguarding valuable business information whilst ensuring compliance to regulations and directives.

   As iStorage clearly states in their website the diskAshur 2 is a PIN authenticated portable USB 3.1 hard drive with real-time military grade FIPS PUB 197 validated AES-XTS 256-bit hardware encryption meaning things don't get much better than this when it comes to data safety. That's not all however since the diskAshur 2 also features a dedicated hardware based secure microprocessor (Common Criteria EAL4+ ready) which basically defends the drive against external tamper, bypass laser attacks and fault injections. Surprisingly enough however iStorage takes things to a whole new level since not only are brute force attacks also covered (after a total of 15 consecutive incorrect PIN entries the data stored in the drive is simply put wiped out) but the interior of the drive is covered by a layer of super tough epoxy resin which is virtually impossible to remove without causing severe damage to the components (drive included). As for the PIN feature of the drive you can use your very own combination (between 7 and 15 digits) and in case you've been watching too many movies you should also know that iStorage has coated the keypad with epoxy (wear resistant) making it impossible for people to know which buttons have been used mostly. As for capacities the IP56 certified (dust and water resistant) enclosure of the diskAshur 2 is currently available either with an 2.5" HDD (500GB/1TB/2TB/3TB/4TB/5TB) or an 2.5" SSD (128GB/256GB/512GB/1TB/2TB/4TB) and can be found in 4 different colors (Phantom Black, Ocean Blue, Fiery Red and Racing Green) for all tastes.