The most obvious way to protect a pendrive is by encrypting its contents. But even encryption can be broken. Or they can force you to do it. Ovrdrive USB is a highly secure pendrive with two unique protection measures, including self-destruction..
Created by security researcher Ryan Walker of Interrupt Labs, on the outside Ovrdrive USB is a fairly modest pendrive, with a USB 2.0 connector and only 8 GB of storage.
It does not have encryption hardware, so all content can be viewed without problems, unless the user encrypts it by their own means. But hides two security “aces” up its sleeve.
This is how Ovrdrive USB works, the pendrive that self-destructs
Ovrdrive USB includes a unique system of use: For it to work, you have to insert it and remove it three times, in intervals of less than a second.
If you use it the traditional way, inserting the pendrive and leaving it inside to read its contents, partition is hidden automaticallygiving the sensation that it has been damaged, since its data cannot be read.
The second security mechanism is a self-destruct system.
If not inserted correctly, Ovrdrive USB alternates the voltage to cause it to Flash memory is heated to 100 degrees Celsius.
Technically, at this temperature it is possible for the chip to withstand. It is done this way on purpose, since a USB that self-destructs cannot be sold.
The idea is that the user himself opens the case and places a compound that reacts to heat, warming the interior even more. This does cause the Flash memory to self-destruct, but it must be the user themselves who chooses it, placing the catalyst.
OvrDrive USB is intended for targeted journalists and security researchers, but anyone can purchase and use it.
This USB flash drive that self-destructs seek financing in Crowd Supply. It is priced at $69 and they ship worldwide starting in August.
