SANDISK CRUZER ENTERPRISE FLASH DRIVES EARN COMMON CRITERIA CERTIFICATION—RIGOROUS SECURITY STANDARDS SET BY GOVERNMENTS AND BUSINESSES WORLDWIDE
Cruzer
Enterprise USB Flash Drive Raises Bar for Secure Devices - Only
FIPS
140-2 Level 2 USB Flash Drive to Earn Common Criteria
Certification
Milpitas, Calif., October 21,
2009 - SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), the global
leader in flash memory cards, today announced that the SanDisk®
Cruzer® Enterprise FIPS edition secure USB flash drive has
received
Common Criteria EAL2 certification, making it the only USB
flash drive to earn both Federal Information Processing Standards
(FIPS) 140-2 Level 2 certification and Common Criteria
certification.
The Common Criteria is an
internationally recognized ISO standard (ISO/IEC 15408) used by
governments and other organizations to assess the security
functional requirements and security assurance requirements of
technology products. With its certifications recognized in 26
countries, Common Criteria is an important global evaluation
standard for security products.
"Common Criteria evaluations require
a thorough examination of the entire device to certify its
effectiveness in protecting the confidentiality, integrity and
availability of sensitive information, including a comprehensive
review of company internal processes," said David Matot, product
marketing manager, enterprise solutions, SanDisk. "Cruzer
Enterprise flash drives are the only USB drives in the world to
hold both FIPS 140-2 and Common Criteria certifications, making
them the USB flash drive of choice for organizations that require
proven solutions from a leader in secure removable storage."
The Cruzer Enterprise secure
USB drive was evaluated under the Australasian Information
Security Evaluation Program, Defense Signals Directorate (DSD).
"A Common Criteria evaluation offers
an independent evaluation of the security functionality of a
product, thereby providing users with a level of assurance that the
security features of the product will perform as claimed," said
Mike Burgess, first assistant secretary, information security,
DSD.
"Common Criteria gives organizations
peace of mind when evaluating vendor products for implementation
across their business," said Doug Stuart, chief operating officer,
stratsec, the Australian-based information security company that
conducted the evaluation. "The SanDisk Cruzer Enterprise USB flash
drive FIPS edition product line has been rigorously tested, and
organizations can have the assurance that the secure USB flash
drive meets the stringent requirements for EAL2 certification."
In addition to earning critical
security certifications that qualify Cruzer Enterprise
secure USB for use in federal agencies and other
security-driven organizations, SanDisk's line of
Cruzer Enterprise USB flash drives passed an environmental test
conducted by an independent laboratory, and were certified as
meeting Military Standard 810-F 506.4 and 512.4 when submitted to
immersion and rainy conditions using fresh water.
To deliver an additional layer of
security for government and enterprise organizations, SanDisk
provides Cruzer Enterprise secure
USB drives with McAfee Malware Protection, which features an
automatic anti-malware scan that prohibits file transfers to the
secure USB drive when it detects infection on a host PC.
For greater control and security,
agency or company-issued Cruzer Enterprise secure USB flash drives
can be easily managed with SanDisk's Central Management and Control
(CMC) software. SanDisk CMC server software provides lifecycle
management for Cruzer Enterprise drives, including password
recovery and renewal through the network, remote termination of
lost drives, central backup and restore, and central usage
tracking.
About Common
Criteria
The Common Criteria represents the outcome of efforts to develop
criteria for evaluation of IT security that are widely accepted
within the international community. Further information is
available at http://www.commoncriteriaportal.org.
About SanDisk
SanDisk Corporation is the
global leader in flash memory cards, from research, manufacturing
and product design to consumer branding and retail distribution.
SanDisk's product portfolio includes flash memory cards for mobile
phones, digital cameras and camcorders; digital audio/video
players; USB flash drives for consumers and the enterprise;
embedded memory for mobile devices; and solid state drives for
computers. SanDisk is a Silicon Valley-based S&P 500 company,
with more than half its sales outside the United States.
SanDisk's web site/home page address: http://www.sandisk.com
SanDisk's product and executive images can be downloaded
from:
http://www.sandisk.com/about-sandisk/media-kit
For more Information visit: http://www.sandisk.com/Enterprise
SanDisk, the SanDisk logo and Cruzer
are trademarks of SanDisk Corporation, registered in the U.S. and
other countries. Other brand names mentioned herein are for
identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their
respective holder(s).
This press release contains certain
forward-looking statements, including expectations for new product
introductions, applications, features, security, markets, and
customers that are based on our current expectations and involve
numerous risks and uncertainties that may cause these
forward-looking statements to be inaccurate. Risks that may cause
these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate include among
others: market demand for our products may grow more slowly than
our expectations or there may be a slower adoption rate for these
products in new markets that we are targeting, no security
technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, these products may
not perform as expected, these products may not be available when
expected, and the other risks detailed from time-to-time in our
Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports, including,
but not limited to, our most recent Annual Report filed on Form
10-K/A and our subsequent Quarterly Reports filed on Form 10-Q. We
do not intend to update the information contained in this press
release.