Computer Forensics Tests Reveal Fingerprint USB Drives With Hardware Encryption Are Not Secure

Today's news article on computer forensics is aboutthe information, the hardware algorithm passes through
hacking encrypted Fingerprint USB drives. Thea particular string of information or characters to the
encryption being talked about is AES 256 hardwaredevice storage system which presents the information
encryption, which til date use to be considered a veryto the user in clear text. The flaw however comes in
reputable and safe standard in the world of digital andwith the fact that this "String" passed through after a
computer forensics. You must have seen onlinevalid session for any password, is always the same!
advertisements about the most secure hardwareSySS used their computer forensic know how to
based AES 256 bit encrypted Fingerprint USB drivesinterpret this "string" and were able to demonstrate
from popular brand names such as Kingston USB andhow they can pass this on to the hardware device
SanDisk USB, these are the ones that have beenand get decrypted information every time. There are
found to be completely vulnerable by a computertwo White Papers published by the company on their
forensic company based off Germany called SySS.website that explains this much in depth. This
Their tests show a major design vulnerability that candiscovery has major implications on Corporate and
decrypt the present information on the thumb drive.Law Enforcement officials which often carry sensitive
SySS is a German company that specializes ininformation on such encrypted devices. As a matter of
Computer and IT Forensics. In a nutshell how they arefact, there is school of thought around which is
able to read encrypted data is very simple, it does notdebating if law courts will now accept hardware
even require to put in your password. When a userencrypted thumb drives as "unaltered" secure
enters their correct password on the key to decryptevidence.