Kanguru Enhanced Remote Management (KRMC) for Secure Devices Currently Sole Platform for Managing FIPS Validated USB Drives on Market

Kanguru announced an enhancement to its KRMC (Kanguru Remote Management Console) platform, soon to be rebranded as KRMC-Hosted.

Expected to launch in August 2024, this update will feature the only platform for managing currently validated FIPS140-2/FIPS 140-3 USB Hardware encrypted drives available. It includes an improvement in the user experience, easy to follow group management, pricing tiers to include granular security offerings, and many other great features.

The company announces a full enhancement to its remote management platform, KRMC. Rebranded as KRMC-Hosted, this interface for remotely managing Defender Encrypted Drives will bring a new level of convenience, flexibility and affordability to organizations managing sensitive data on encrypted devices around the world.

“KRMC has been the standard for managing portable, secure storage drives for 15 years,” states Nate Cote, EVP. “As the only platform available for remotely managing currently validated FIPS140-2/140-3 devices, there is a clear mandate in the industry for this product. We have taken a wide-range of customer feedback into account for this comprehensive upgrade. It is an exciting time at Kanguru.“

The new multi-tiered structure offers flexible and affordable remote management security options tailored to the needs of Defender customers, including a complimentary Basic account with all Defender drive purchases, adding significant value to the Defender Line and KRMC solution.

Overview of KRMC-Hosted solution:

• A new, easy-to-use Graphical UI with a clean, modern design
• A new price-tiered structure providing more flexible, affordable, and convenient options to customers
• No-cost KRMC Basic account with all Defender secure drive purchases
• The only remote management platform for managing USB drives with current FIPS 140-2/140-3 validation
• Several new added features to enhance remote management capabilities
• Hosted in Rackspace’s secure, redundant environment. No customer server overhead!

Graphical UI
Based on valuable customer feedback, the firm is giving KRMC-Hosted a new contemporary look with additional features to streamline operations. This sleek new layout enhances usability, making KRMC more intuitive, convenient, and effective for managers and security officers to secure their organization’s data on Defender encrypted devices WW.

New price-tiered structure, Including free KRMC starter account
The new price-tiered structure offers customers a variety of advantages and flexibility, allowing customers to select only the features they need.

• Basic: Free KRMC-Hosted Account is now provided with every purchase of Defender drives. This account allows users to enable and disable their drive remotely from anywhere.
• Standard: Along with enable and disable, standard includes access control restrictions, password management, and Self-Service Password Management (SSPM).
• Advanced: Designed larger organizations with more admin oversight, this plan includes all features of the basic and standard accounts, along with unlimited secondary administrative accounts, auditor accounts, device groups, single-sign-on (via SAML), and connection to a SIEM server for event monitoring.
• Premium: For organizations with robust cybersecurity and compliance requirements, this full-service solution features all of the amenities of the other tiered benefits, along with additional onboard endpoint protection (antivirus/antimalware) powered by Bitdefender, Disable Action (Active Directory), and the ability to monitor file/folder activity down to the remote device level.

FIPS-validated/fully-integrated solution, setting standard in remote management security
The company is committed to helping organizations manage, monitor, and secure their sensitive data while maintaining flexibility and convenience for conducting business. KRMC is the only remote management platform for managing USB drives with a current FIPS validation available in the industry today. It has been, and remains, a cutting-edge remote management solution for many sectors, including government, military, financial, healthcare, and energy organizations, as well as SMBs and individuals.

The new price-tiered Kanguru-Hosted structure provides affordable options for securing data WW and is expected to be implemented by August 2024.