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February 25th, 2019

DataLocker Named Winner in the 15th Annual Info Security PG’s 2019 Global Excellence Awards®


Winners Will Be Honored In San Francisco on June 24, 2019 during the annual red carpet awards dinner and presentation.

Overland Park, Kansas – February 25, 2019 – DataLocker announced today that Info Security Products Guide, the industry’s leading information security research and advisory guide, has named DataLocker as an organization and its Sentry K300 encrypted, keypad microSSD, winners in the 15th Annual 2019 Info Security PG’s Global Excellence Awards® in four categories:

  • The Sentry K300 is the Gold Winner in the “Most Innovative Security Product (Hardware) of the Year” category
  • DataLocker is the Silver Winner in the “Company Growth of the Year” category
  • The Sentry K300 is a Bronze Winner in the “New Products and Services” category
  • DataLocker is a Bronze Winner in the “Cyber security Vendor Achievement of the Year” category

These prestigious global awards recognize cybersecurity and information technology vendors with advanced, ground-breaking products, solutions, and services that are helping set the bar higher for others in all areas of security and technologies.

The Sentry K300 is the industry’s only platform-independent and OS agnostic keypad flash drive which incorporates an OLED display and represents the next generation of encrypted data storage products. In addition to the display’s true alpha-numeric password-based authentication, the Sentry K300 offers users a full featured, visual based menu driven system to easily change passwords, set password policy and enable other security features without needing to consult a user manual. The Sentry K300 utilizes micro SSD flash memory to offer unparalleled speed and performance.

The Sentry K300 is the next generation of DataLocker’s flagship encrypted storage solutions that uses alpha-numeric keypads for secure access to data. “This drive is the perfect tool for security conscious mobile users who require a bootable and fast encrypted storage device for BYOD environments. The K300 can be used with absolutely any device, tablet, mobile phone, computer, or kiosk that supports USB mass storage,” said Jay Kim, CEO, DataLocker.

The Sentry K300 requires no software or special drivers and easily works with Windows, Linux, Mac, Android phones and tablets, Chromebooks, and embedded systems that can use USB mass storage. The K300 has its own power supply and can be used as a bootable device running Windows to Go, Ubuntu Linux, or local operating systems. The Sentry K300 offers User and Admin roles, read only mode, an Admin configurable password policy, an auto-lock feature, and rapid secure wipe in case the drive is lost or stolen. The Sentry K300 is designed to be managed by SafeConsole®, DataLocker’s flagship central management platform.

“We are proud to be recognized as an industry player whose company and newest hardware product have been named winner by Info Security Products Guide,” says Jay Kim, CEO, DataLocker, “Behind this distinguished success is our relentless drive to stay customer focussed. We believe this recognition from Info Security Products Guide further validates our commitment to our customers and their security needs.”

About Info Security PG’s Global Excellence Awards

Info Security Products Guide sponsors the Global Excellence Awards and plays a vital role in keeping end-users informed of the choices they can make when it comes to protecting their digital resources and assets. It is written expressly for those who are adamant on staying informed of security threats and the preventive measure they can take. You will discover a wealth of information in this guide including tomorrow’s technology today, best deployment scenarios, people and technologies shaping cyber security and industry predictions & directions that facilitate in making the most pertinent security decisions. Visit www.infosecurityproductsguide.com for the complete list of winners.

About DataLocker

DataLocker (datalocker.com) is an innovative provider of encryption solutions. DataLocker offers encryption products such as external storage, cloud encryption gateways, and central management services for governments, military, and enterprises around the world. DataLocker owns leading encryption solutions under the DataLocker®, DataLocker Sentry®, SafeConsole® and IronKey EMS® brands. Headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, DataLocker products combine superior convenience and usability with state-of-the-art security. DataLocker is “Simply Secure.”