When it comes to security, there are two things in this world that you can definitely rely upon: the A-Team and NSA (National Security Agency) licensed gadgets. Since the A-Team has long been defunct, all we are left with is the first commercial USB encryption device that has been approved to protect tactical data at the SECRET level. Meet the SPYRUS Hydra PC. Not a computer as some of you might think but a Privacy Card (therefore PC) Data Security Device.

“We are extremely proud to have worked very closely with NSA to qualify the Hydra PC as a product secure enough to safeguard tactical data at the SECRET level. The Hydra PC goes beyond conventional data encryption by uniquely providing data containment through its advanced security techniques. AES encryption alone, without equally strong key management and a secure implementation, is just not good enough to protect sensitive data,” said Tom Dickens, SPYRUS Chief Operating Officer.

The device doesn't come with just your regular AES media encryption, no, sir! Each and every file or folder is individually encrypted and sealed with full Suite B encryption (aka ECC P-384, SHA 380 and AES 256) so as to make sure that your date does not only stay safe but is also extremely secure. It has zero footprint, scans your files in case they are corrupted by viruses and is immune to autorun malware. Quite an interesting little gadget, right?

Tom Dickens, SPYRUS Chief Operating Officer added that “for the first time in history, NSA has approved a personal USB memory device that every DoD or Federal employee and contractor can purchase to protect tactical data at the SECRET level and below, without the burden of Type-1 security paperwork and controls.” Oh, and just so you know, it runs only with authorized computer systems, so don't even think about stealing one.


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