Symantec rolls out smartphone security

Symantec's Norton division is driving the Norton Everywhere initiative, aimed at bringing security protection and cloud-storage access to the Google Android and Apple iPhone smartphones, reports San Francisco Chronicle.

The free application, Norton Connect, enables users to access data stored in Symantec's cloud-based storage service.

The Norton Connect applications are expected to be available in June this year from the iPhone and Android apps stores.

GoldKey Security's USB security token has been KryptoVault certified, enabling users to carry access to massively scalable storage in the cloud using GoldKey's USB hardware token, states PRMac.

GoldKey with KryptoVault offers 1TB of storage for just $100 per month. The solution provides file storage isolated in secure containers called KryptoVaults, where the data is remotely hosted in the cloud and stored in encrypted form.

A GoldKey USB token, enabling on-the-fly encryption and decryption, allows transparent, near real-time access to all the user's KryptoVaults and files. When the GoldKey is removed from the machine, vault access ends.

Japan-based networking and storage solutions provider Buffalo Technology has unveiled the DriveStation USB 2.0 hard drive HD-CXTU2 series, says Channel Times.

The 2TB hard drive features an integrated hardware AES 256-bit encryption chip; which provides optional full disC encryption for protection against unauthorised access.

Susumu Kobayashi, country head, Buffalo Technology, says: “Drive Station is an innovative storage solution for consumers because it has a simple plug-and-play option and benefits like eco manager and secure lock.”