Cruzer Enterprise
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Developed by SanDisk
, the Cruzer Enterprise is an encrypted USB flash drive
. This secure USB drive imposes a mandatory access control on all files, storing them in a hardware-encrypted, password-protected partition
. The Cruzer Enterprise is designed to protect information on company-issued USB flash drives.
The Cruzer Enterprise is compatible with Central Management and Control
(CMC) server software. The CMC centrally manages the drive, enabling password administration, data backup, and termination if the drive is lost or stolen.
The Cruzer Enterprise currently supports Microsoft
Windows 2000
SP4, Windows XP
SP1, Windows Server 2003
, Windows Vista
, and Apple OS X
10.4 and 10.5.
This product competes with various other secure USB drives, including IronKey
, Kingston
, Verbatim
and also disk encryption software
such as FreeOTFE
and TrueCrypt
.
SanDisk
SanDisk Corporation is an American multinational corporation that designs, develops and manufactures data storage solutions in a range of form factors using the flash memory, controller and firmware technologies. It was founded in 1988 by Dr. Eli Harari and Sanjay Mehrotra, non-volatile memory...
, the Cruzer Enterprise is an encrypted USB flash drive
USB flash drive
A flash drive is a data storage device that consists of flash memory with an integrated Universal Serial Bus interface. flash drives are typically removable and rewritable, and physically much smaller than a floppy disk. Most weigh less than 30 g...
. This secure USB drive imposes a mandatory access control on all files, storing them in a hardware-encrypted, password-protected partition
Disk partitioning
Disk partitioning is the act of dividing a hard disk drive into multiple logical storage units referred to as partitions, to treat one physical disk drive as if it were multiple disks. Partitions are also termed "slices" for operating systems based on BSD, Solaris or GNU Hurd...
. The Cruzer Enterprise is designed to protect information on company-issued USB flash drives.
The Cruzer Enterprise is compatible with Central Management and Control
Central Management and Control
Developed by SanDisk Enterprise, Central Management and Control is enterprise data management software that enables information technology divisions to centrally manage Cruzer Enterprise secure USB drives in the corporate sector....
(CMC) server software. The CMC centrally manages the drive, enabling password administration, data backup, and termination if the drive is lost or stolen.
The Cruzer Enterprise currently supports Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
Windows 2000
Windows 2000
Windows 2000 is a line of operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, business desktops, laptops, and servers. Windows 2000 was released to manufacturing on 15 December 1999 and launched to retail on 17 February 2000. It is the successor to Windows NT 4.0, and is the...
SP4, Windows XP
Windows XP
Windows XP is an operating system produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops and media centers. First released to computer manufacturers on August 24, 2001, it is the second most popular version of Windows, based on installed user base...
SP1, Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2003 is a server operating system produced by Microsoft, introduced on 24 April 2003. An updated version, Windows Server 2003 R2, was released to manufacturing on 6 December 2005...
, Windows Vista
Windows Vista
Windows Vista is an operating system released in several variations developed by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablet PCs, and media center PCs...
, and Apple OS X
Mac OS X
Mac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems...
10.4 and 10.5.
This product competes with various other secure USB drives, including IronKey
IronKey
IronKey is an Internet security and privacy company located in Sunnyvale, California that was formed in 2005 by David Jevans, with the stated aim of providing security and privacy solutions to both consumers and enterprises. IronKey's founding was partially funded by the U.S...
, Kingston
Kingston Technology
Kingston Technology Company, Inc. is an American privately held, multinational computer technology corporation that develops, manufactures, sells and supports flash memory products and other computer-related memory products. Headquartered in Fountain Valley, California, USA, Kingston Technology...
, Verbatim
Verbatim
Verbatim may refer to:*Verbatim Latin - the term "Verbatim" means, in a UK legal context: "word by word, exactly"*Verbatim Corporation, a US company that markets storage media and flash memory*Verbatim , a magazine edited by Erin McKean...
and also disk encryption software
Disk encryption software
To protect confidentiality of the data stored on a computer disk a computer security technique called disk encryption is used. This article discusses software that is used to implement the technique...
such as FreeOTFE
FreeOTFE
FreeOTFE is an open source on-the-fly disk encryption computer program for PCs running Microsoft Windows, and personal digital assistants running Windows Mobile . It creates virtual drives, or disks, to which anything written is automatically encrypted before being stored on a computer's hard or...
and TrueCrypt
TrueCrypt
TrueCrypt is a software application used for on-the-fly encryption . It is free and open source. It can create a virtual encrypted disk within a file or encrypt a partition or the entire storage device .- Operating systems :TrueCrypt supports Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and...
.