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Customers can advise about the use of usb-raise media has the Delftse protections business fox Terrier-IT a 'break-in investigation' exported on a large number protected usb-memorysticks. The outcomes of the investigation is remarkable. According to fox Terrier-IT are the with encryptie and sometimes also biometrical protection equipped usb-memorysticks, on an individual after, all to crack.

only n of the examined usb-sticks is perfect arranged against entry till the information through unauthorized persons with loss or theft. Someone else very strongly is to be named, however only by complete correct use. The other usb-sticks bids less till little safety. By a many uses model were the data even already within five minutes after 'theft' read through, according to fox Terrier-IT in her news letter (pdf) in which she report makes of the investigation. The manufacturers of the sticks its however angry on fox Terrier-IT. They let us assume that the researchers no inspection want to grant in the test report.

According to Tjerk Suurenbroek of fox Terrier-IT, 'everything has been gotten' from the cupboard to diddle the data at the sticks. Brute force attacks, Chips remove, eavesdrop communication, name sols, but on. Just when after twenty days the information not yet released was, pulled we the conclusion that the stick not to crack was. The investigation contain according to Suurenbroek 'very suitable information' for parties that on missing are or all gebruikmaken of as safe considered memorysticks.

Fox terrier-IT has decided then also to not to make the report public but against payment of - according to reports - single thousand Euros, at genteresseerde parties to sell. According to Suurenbroek, there is as well from the corner of the authorities as not-authorities many interest. Fox terrier-IT has many contacts by such parties. The business became before this year through the Dutch state indicated a new crypto-chip to develop with which the states confidential information in secret writing can convert.

Press message

That it really many noise is about the investigation, is especially to blame on the press message that safe boat last week sent. In that claims commit the Nieuwegeinse, remains that her safe boat Phantom memorystick 'upright in the' break-in test' of fox Terrier-IT'. Although with this not said is that the safe boat Phantom also the stick is that 'as only of the examined usb-sticks perfectly arranged is against entry till the information through unauthorized persons with loss or theft', is the errand clear.

Suurenbroek distantieert self of the press message that according to him also whole comes for bill of safe boat. He names the press message moreover prematurely. safe boat has the report not yet read, has had one understanding only in the results of the own products. They do not know the mutual ranking of the different sticks thus also, according to Suurenbroek, that continues that 'the press message of safe boat is not also in conformity with the appointment. One damages the agreed confidentiality about the results of the investigation.'

That safe boat all well, but anyhow single of the other producers yet no understanding had in the test report, lain according to Suurenbroek at the cooperation that safe boats granted has at the test. they our single sticks stole to disposition and given also extensive inspection in documentation about the architecture of their sticks.

Defamation

Ritech, producer of the also by Fix-IT tested Bioslimdisk, is the course of action of fox Terrier-IT n safe boat meanwhile in the wrong gullet shot. The business says burden to have of rumors that her products not safely would be and has meanwhile a lawyer in the arm taken. Ritech demands can understanding in the test report and the results of the investigation, so that one that verifiren. Also demands one on strong of thousand Euros per day, that fox Terrier-IT no further communication does about the Bioslimdisk-products and want one a list with all names and addresses of persons or institutions at who fox Terrier-IT the test report have sent, or at who communications have been done that suggest that the Bioslimdisk usb-sticks less safely would be then the safe boat usb-sticks.

To aspect of safe boats, the business will walk even yet a few further and has not the understanding asked in the technical documentation of the safe boats-products, to end to verifiren or these single Dutch and international patents of Ritech damage. Safe boat says receive to have indeed a letter with that intention and studying the content of it yet to be. On the first face, one expects 'no problems and trusts a fleets unwinding'.

According to Volker Ladage of Norman/SHARK, the Dutch supplier of Bioslimdisk, exist it indeed rumors, but is not yet n turn a proof shown that the protections of the Bioslimdisk not in order would be. the Bioslimdisk becomes in the Netherlands through various (semi)-overheidsinstanties, ministries and banks uses. We have the impression that it many lift are made about this report that so far we know yet nobody has can obtain.

Moreover according to Ladage, fox Terrier-IT, self would have to bring about it commercial interest by others then the safe boat-sticks negative in the publicity. Suurenbroek of fox Terrier-IT denies this. Fox terrier-IT is sells indeed partner of safe boat only 'fox Terrier-IT no usb-memorysticks and will never that also do. Such products its a commodity and do not fit in our portfolio'.

Kingston

Someone else party, that is not happy with the publicity around the investigation, is Kingston. Two of her Datatraveler usb-sticks made part from of the selection usb-sticks that by fox Terrier-IT tested is. According to Madeleine Cook of the pr-desk of Kingston will 'a reaction of Kingston also certainly yet well come, for that safe boat something maintains without that concretely somewhere on to base and proof material to provide is not as it hears'.,.

Kingston is still busy the report to obtain and has meanwhile also contact had with fox Terrier-IT by which according to Kingston affirmed is that certainly also data on the Kingston Datatraveler safe is.