BlockMaster SafeStick Secure USB Drives Now FIPS 140-2 Validated

Posted by: on Sep 15, 2011 | No Comments

LONDON, UK, 15th Sept 2011 - BlockMaster, the leading provider of managed secure USB drives, today announced that their FIPS module has achieved FIPS 140-2 overall level 2 validation.

The SafeStick FIPS secure USB flash drive is now widely available and is the first product powered by BlockMaster’s FIPS validated BM-C1000 cryptographic module.

Kingston Digital Debuts First Secure USB Flash Drive Managed by SafeConsole from BlockMaster

Posted by: on Feb 14, 2011 | No Comments

SAN FRANCISCO, USA, 14th February 2011 - The first product to be released from the partnership between Kingston Digital, Inc., and BlockMaster is presented today (February 14, 2011) at the opening of the annual RSA conference in San Francisco. The SafeConsoleReady® hardware-encrypted secure USB drive DataTraveler® Vault Privacy — Managed (DTVP-M) from Kingston® is mandatory managed by the central management server SafeConsole from BlockMaster.

SafeStick Wins UK Government Security Mark

Posted by: on Aug 25, 2010 | No Comments

The GCHQ Information Assurance arm the UK awards BlockMaster SafeStick with CESG claims testing certificate

LONDON, UK, 27th July 2010: BlockMaster, a provider of manageable secure USB flash drives, today announces that its SafeStick drive is the first hardware encrypted USB drive to receive a CESG Claims Test Mark (CCTM) certification, which independently ratifies the security functionality of the device, significantly saving time and money on product testing and selection.

Over 100.000 SafeStick drives from BlockMaster bolsters NHS security

Posted by: on May 8, 2009 | No Comments

LONDON, UK, 21th April 2009, - BlockMaster, a provider of secure removable data devices, today announces a two-year exclusive contract to distribute over 100,000 SafeStick secure USB drives to NHS hospitals across the UK. The SafeSticks will provide complete security for all removable storage through military grade hardware encryption, and will be distributed through seven public sector procurement hubs.

Aintree NHS Trust launches data strategy

Posted by: on Jan 27, 2009 | No Comments

A Liverpool NHS Trust announced earlier this week (January 21st) the launch of a new data strategy to ensure identity verification data on patients and staff is secure.