<s>
IronKey	B-Device
is	O
the	O
brand	O
name	O
of	O
a	O
family	O
of	O
encrypted	O
USB	O
portable	O
storage	O
devices	O
owned	O
by	O
Kingston	O
Digital	O
,	O
the	O
flash	O
memory	O
affiliate	O
of	O
Kingston	O
Technology	O
Company	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
2005	O
to	O
2012	O
,	O
IronKey	B-Device
was	O
an	O
Internet	O
security	O
and	O
privacy	O
company	O
based	O
in	O
California	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IronKey	B-Device
's	O
founding	O
was	O
partially	O
funded	O
by	O
the	O
U.S.	O
federal	O
government	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
grant	O
of	O
US	O
$1.4	O
million	O
through	O
the	O
Homeland	O
Security	O
Research	O
Projects	O
Agency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Imation	O
acquired	O
IronKey	B-Device
in	O
September	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2012	O
,	O
IronKey	B-Device
rebranded	O
itself	O
as	O
Marble	O
Security	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
IronKey	B-Device
brand	O
became	O
wholly	O
owned	O
by	O
Imation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
Imation	O
,	O
the	O
IronKey	B-Device
portfolio	O
includes	O
products	O
and	O
intellectual	O
property	O
from	O
the	O
former	O
IronKey	B-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
technologies	O
from	O
Imation	O
acquisitions	O
of	O
MXI	O
Security	O
and	O
ENCRYPTX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
8	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Kingston	O
Technology	O
Company	O
,	O
Inc.	O
,	O
announced	O
it	O
had	O
acquired	O
the	O
USB	O
technology	O
and	O
assets	O
of	O
IronKey	B-Device
from	O
Imation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
8	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
DataLocker	O
Inc	O
.	O
announced	O
it	O
had	O
acquired	O
Ironkey	B-Device
's	O
Enterprise	O
Management	O
Service	O
(	O
EMS	O
)	O
and	O
other	O
assets	O
from	O
Imation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2018	O
,	O
Kingston	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
IronKey	B-Device
had	O
new	O
features	O
and	O
was	O
now	O
FIPS	O
140-2	O
Level	O
3	O
certified	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2021	O
,	O
a	O
reported	O
7,000	O
Bitcoin	O
were	O
stranded	O
in	O
a	O
IronKey	B-Device
flash	O
drive	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
forgotten	O
password	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
Imation	O
’s	O
IronKey	B-Device
products	O
are	O
flash	O
drives	O
certified	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
for	O
Windows	O
To	O
Go	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Windows	O
To	O
Go	O
product	O
,	O
the	O
IronKey	B-Device
Workspace	O
W300	O
,	O
received	O
the	O
Editors’	O
Choice	O
accolade	O
from	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
in	O
February	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IronKey	B-Device
Workspace	O
MWES	O
USB	O
Flash	O
Drive	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
Windows	O
Embedded	O
Standard	O
(	O
MWES	O
)	O
edition	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
