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04-01-2025 | Apricorn
Apricorn...today announced the release of the Aegis Thunderbolt™ 4 Docking Station, designed to maximize connectivity, efficiency, and security for...read full press release here
11-20-2024 | Apricorn
Apricorn...today announced manufacturing-specific findings from global research of IT security decision-makers. The survey revealed that U.S.-based manufacturing respondents are... read full press release here
11-19-2024 | Apricorn
Apricorn...today announced capacity updates for its Aegis Secure Key 3NX line, now offering hardware-encrypted flash drive devices that range from 4GB to 512GB.
06-25-2024 | Apricorn
06-19-2024 | Apricorn
Decision makers say corporate data knowingly put at risk by 55% of mobile workers
Findings from global research into the security and storage of data uncovered that 63% of surveyed* UK and U.S. IT Security Decision Makers expect their mobile/remote workers to expose their organization to the risk of a data breach.
03-21-2024 | Apricorn
Apricorn, the leading manufacturer of software-free, 256-bit AES XTS hardware-encrypted USB data storage devices, today announced the release of a 24TB version of its Aegis Padlock DT and Padlock DT FIPS Desktop Drives. Continuing its position as...
06-06-2023 | Apricorn
IT Pros state they have data backup strategies in place but survey reveals they are not prepared for data recovery
Apricorn today announced new findings from the Apricorn 2023 North American IT Security Survey, which found that only 25% of IT professionals follow industry best practices for backing up data. The survey details data backup, encryption and resiliency protocols
05-04-2023 | Apricorn
Apricorn,the leading manufacturer of software-free, 256-bit AES XTS hardware-encrypted USB drives, today announced the release of the USB 10Gbs Aegis NVX™. Employing proprietary architecture, The Aegis NVX is the first Apricorn encrypted device to feature an NVME SSD inside. Initial capacity offerings will be 500GB, 1TB, and 2TB, with a price range of $339.00 - $739.00 MSRP.
Freedom of Information requests were submitted to 16 government departments into the security of devices held by employees.
NHS Digital recorded a total of 393 lost or stolen devices between September 2020 and September 2021, including 52 mobiles, 19 laptops and three tablets. The information was uncovered via Freedom of Information...
Apricorn, the leading manufacturer of software-free, 256-bit AES XTS hardware-encrypted USB drives, today announced findings focused on the manufacturing sector from the Apricorn 2021 Global IT Security Survey. The survey results demonstrate that IT professionals in manufacturing have a greater awareness of the cybersecurity risks that come from remote work when compared to professionals in other industries, such as education, financial services and healthcare.
Most cybersecurity professionals will have spotted right away that this is a trick question. It’s not an either/or situation; both have a crucial role to play as part of the 360-degree, multi-layered backup strategy that’s...
Apricorn, the leading manufacturer of software-free, 256-bit AES XTS hardware-encrypted USB drives, today announced new findings from a Twitter poll exploring data backup and recovery processes. More than 50 percent of respondents noted that they, or their employees, have experienced a loss of data as a result of not backing up, or a failed backup.
If you have personal files that you want to be able to access when on the go, but don’t trust cloud providers to keep them safe, and are worried about the dangers of storing them on a...
The Apricorn Aegis Padlock SSD is the company’s latest high-security portable storage device. The device is sold as being super tough, compact, and SSD fast with the quoted speed being a maximum of 350MB/s. The SSD is ideal for those that need to transfer important files
If you have personal files that you want to be able to access when on the go, but don’t trust cloud providers to keep them safe, and are worried about the dangers of storing them on a...
In many cases, businesses report themselves.
Since GDPR came into effect in May 2018, almost half of UK businesses (43 percent) have been reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office over a breach, either actual or potential.
Apricorn, the leading manufacturer of software-free, 256-bit AES XTS hardware-encrypted USB drives, today announced the release of the USB 3.2 Gen 1 Aegis Padlock SSD encrypted portable drive. The updated device is nearly twice as fast as its predecessor, reaching read speeds of up to...
Apricorn, the leading manufacturer of software-free, 256-bit AES XTS hardware-encrypted USB drives, today announced the Aegis Secure Key 3NXC has been awarded FIPS 140-2 level 3 validation (certification #3943) by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). This level of certification...
If remote workers still haven’t placed your organization’s sensitive data at risk, they’ll most likely do so in the near future.
According to a new report from encrypted USB manufacturer Apricorn, employees at more than a third (35 percent) of UK businesses
Apricorn, the leading manufacturer of software-free, 256-bit AES XTS hardware-encrypted USB drives, today announced new findings from the Apricorn 2021 Global IT Security Survey, which found that, in some instances, respondents have placed unwarranted trust in their employees, household members and third-party vendors. More than 400 IT security practitioners across North America and Europe responded to questions about security practices
The Aegis Secure Key 3ncx is designed to provide a solution to a problem that remains common even in today’s cloud-based world: balancing convenience with security when it comes to USB keys.
If we all lived in the always-connected, high-speed, cloud-based world, the ads would have us believe, USB keys...
Kill or cure? Jon Fielding wonders if the focus on technology, rather than security, in considering the future of hybrid working is misplaced
Combined home and office working will become ingrained as a long-term model over the coming year. Doing this securely and sustainably demands a major culture shift; every employee must be accountable for protecting corporate and personal data.
10-31-2020 | James Smythe, Mighty Gadget
Apricorn is one of the most reputable names in the secure storage business, and their latest launch is the Aegis Secure Key 3NXC. It is essentially the same as the existing Aegis Secure Key 3NX, but the USB-A port is now USB-C. While other brands have shifted to app-controlled Bluetooth based drives, this is a traditional keypad based drive. While more basic, it offers the advantage of being completely software free. You manage everything via the keypad on the drive...
10-06-2020 | Apricorn
10-06-2020 | Adrian Kingsley Hughes, ZDNet
09-29-2020 | Adrian Kingsley Hughes, ZDNet
08-27-2020 | Apricorn
08-20-2020 | Jon Fielding, teiss
04-23-2020 | , IT Pro Portal
04-22-2020 | Mark Jones, Tech HQ
While spend on cybersecurity tech remains strong amid a budget freeze, organizations are overlooking a key cause of compromise: workers.
04-22-2020 | Apricorn
Over half of organisations expect their remote workers to expose them to the risk of a data breach
04-20-2020 | Stephen White
In this new decade, organisations will face a fresh management challenge: how to fully engage and get the best from a workforce that encompasses four different generations working side by side. Each has its own set of expectations, skills, values, experience and priorities – as well as diverse attitudes to work, and how...
04-19-2020 | Jon Fielding
Having employees from up to four different generations with differing levels of technology skills, attitudes to security, working styles and expectations, creates new cyber-security challenges...
04-09-2020 | Jon Fielding
Before the current health emergency, many organisations had equipped themselves well to support remote and mobile working, recognising the productivity and agility that could be gained. Nobody, however, expected that they’d suddenly need to enable an entire workforce to do their jobs from home. The resulting disruption is huge...
12-18-2019 | Jack Wallen
12-13-2019 | Aaron Hurst
12-09-2019 | Alex Scroxton
12-09-2019 | Sam Allcock