# DataLocker

> DataLocker is a privately held Kansas cybersecurity company that pairs hardware-encrypted USB drives and external disks with SafeConsole, a cloud or on-premises platform for enforcing policies, auditing use, blocking ports, scanning for malware, and remotely disabling devices. Its buyers are organizations where a lost drive is not merely annoying but reportable: government, defense, healthcare, finance, manufacturing, legal, and education. The clever part is not just locking a file behind AES-256 encryption; it is giving an administrator control over a fleet of removable media after those devices leave the building.

- **Founded:** 2007
- **Headquarters:** Overland Park, United States
- **Founders:** Jay Kim (CEO and co-founder), David Kim (co-founder and technical leader), Hangsook Kim (co-founder)
- **Team size:** Approximately 52 employees; LinkedIn lists the company in the 51-200 employee band.
- **Products:** SafeConsole, DL4 FE, Sentry K350, Sentry 5, DL GO and MySafeConsole
- **Notable:** Created what the company described as the first FIPS 140-2 validated external hard drive., Acquired BlockMaster and SafeConsole in 2015, then IronKey Enterprise Management Services assets in 2016., Reported more than 35 patents on its current company page, up from 27 in its 2017 retrospective.

## Products & services

- **SafeConsole** — Cloud or on-premises management for provisioning, policy enforcement, auditing, remote lock and wipe, and administration of encrypted USB devices.
- **DL4 FE** — FIPS 140-3 Level 3 validated encrypted external HDD and SSD family with an on-device color touchscreen, AES-256-XTS encryption, tamper resistance, cryptographic erase, and optional SafeConsole management.
- **Sentry K350** — Rugged, display-equipped, hardware-encrypted USB flash drive with FIPS 140-3 Level 3 validation and SafeConsole compatibility.
- **Sentry 5** — Hardware-encrypted USB flash drive supporting SafeConsole, FIPS 140-3 Level 3 validation, and CAC, PIV, or YubiKey PIV smart-card authentication.
- **DL GO and MySafeConsole** — Encrypted USB hardware and lightweight cloud management aimed at individuals, small businesses, and teams, with optional Windows Hello and Touch ID authentication.
- **PortBlocker** — Endpoint software that blocks unapproved USB devices, whitelists approved hardware, and logs USB activity through SafeConsole.
- **SafeCrypt** — Client-side virtual-drive encryption for local files and cloud services including OneDrive, Google Drive, and Dropbox.
- **EncryptDisc** — Software for creating FIPS-validated AES-256 encrypted CD, DVD, and Blu-ray media for transport and long-term archiving.
- **SafeConsole Anti-Malware** — Trellix-powered real-time scanning, quarantine, reporting, and policy controls for files moved on managed secure USB devices.

## Achievements

- Created what the company described as the first FIPS 140-2 validated external hard drive.
- Acquired BlockMaster and SafeConsole in 2015, then IronKey Enterprise Management Services assets in 2016.
- Reported more than 35 patents on its current company page, up from 27 in its 2017 retrospective.
- NIST lists active FIPS 140-3 Level 3 validations for DL4FE, K350, and Sentry 5.
- DataLocker says its products are trusted by two-thirds of Fortune 100 companies.
- Named a Kansas City Chamber Top 10 Small Business multiple times, according to the company's history page.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Sentry 5 received FIPS 140-3 Level 3 validation, and DataLocker added CAC, PIV, and YubiKey PIV smart-card authentication for managed removable media.
- **2025-12** — DataLocker announced that DL4 FE and K350 had active FIPS 140-3 Level 3 validations and TAA-compliant configurations across both portable hard-drive and flash-drive categories.
- **2025-09** — Launched DL GO and MySafeConsole to bring hardware encryption, biometric sign-in, password recovery, audit, and remote management to individuals and smaller teams.
- **2024-10** — Reported that Sentry 5, DL4 FE, and K350 had passed testing and entered the NIST module validation process.

## Links

- Website: https://datalocker.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/datalocker
- Twitter/X: http://twitter.com/datalocker
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DataLocker
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/datalocker

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Last updated: 2026-08-22