Kingston at CES 2018 showed off their IronKey brand, which they acquired in 2016 from Imation Corp., and some more of their storage solutions for privacy-focused users (or just someone who doesn't want anyone to go around snooping on what isn't their business, really). Take the IronKey D300, for example, which is a USB 3.0-toting, privacy-focused data vault, as Kingston puts it - and we'd say the amount of technologies at use here are more than enough to justify that.

There's business-grade security thanks to the usage of a FIPS 140-2 Level 3 certified, 256-bit AES hardware-based encryption in XTS mode, which protects 100 percent of data stored and enforces complex password protection. Additionally, the drive locks down and reformats after 10 intrusion attempts, while also featuring digitally signed firmware, making it immune to BadUSBEncryption. All decryption is done on the drive, with no trace left on the host system. Kingston says the drive "stands up to even the most demanding situations as it is manufactured with a zinc casing and a tamper-evident epoxy seal to provide physical security, and is also waterproof up to 4 feet (conforming to IEC60529 IXP8)."We are honored to have our IronKey D300 encrypted USB drive be recognized with a Platinum Award for the Best Data Storage Security Solution in the 'ASTORS' competition," said Ken Campbell, Flash business manager, Kingston. "As the need arises to transport confidential data and information with a growing remote/mobile workforce and business travelers, it is imperative that risks and threats from loss, theft or stolen digital devices are mitigated. Kingston's IronKey D300 is now recognized as the best solution for protecting sensitive data."

The Kingston IronKey D300 is available in capacities ranging from 4 GB all the way up to 128 GB.