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SafeNet, Inc. was an information security company based in Belcamp, Maryland, United States, which was acquired in August 2014 by the French security company Gemalto. SafeNet's products are marketed under the SafeNet product brand, and include solutions for enterprise authentication, data encryption, and key management. SafeNet's software monetization products are sold under Gemalto's Sentinel brand.

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SafeNet was notably one of the largest suppliers of encryption technology to the United States Government.^[1]

On 8 August 2014, Gemalto announced that it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the share capital of SafeNet from Vector Capital for US$890 million on a debt free/cash free basis.^[2] A subsequent acquisition of Gemalto by French rival Thales Group was completed on 2 April 2019.^[3]

History[edit]

• 1983: SafeNet, Inc was founded in 1983 as Industrial Resource Engineering by two former NSA engineers, Alan Hastings and technical visionary Douglas Kozlay.
• 1987: Anthony A. Caputo becomes CEO and investor.
• 1989: IRE went public in an IPO initially trading on the OTC pink sheets, and the name changed to Information Resource Engineering. IRE's IPO raised $4 million.
• 1989: IRE rapidly becomes the leader in banking communications security with seven of the top ten U.S. banks as customers and encryption devices used by SWIFT (global interbank transfer system). An end-to-end encryption system was developed that secured data over an X.25 public network, providing the world's first 'virtual private network.' Early adopters included the Bank of Montreal and Citibank.
• 1994: IRE acquired Connective Strategies, Inc., a manufacturer of voice and data ISDN products. CSI's CEO, Charles Brown becomes Senior Vice President of Sales and Business Development.
• October 1995: IRE acquired Swiss crypto manufacturer Gretag Data Systems for $4 million.
• 1996: MCI Communications launched the first commercial VPN service using SafeNet VPN technology. SafeNet was adopted by thirteen of the top fifteen U.S. banks within two years.
• 1997: IRE stock plunges 50% in one day on announcement of the restructuring of the MCI contract.
• July 1998: Major shareholder fails in hostile takeover attempt of IRE.^[4]
• 2000: IRE renamed to SafeNet, Inc. after the VPN product line.
• 2001: Company co-founder Doug Kozlay leaves SafeNet to form Biometric Associates, a technology company focused on biometric-based authentication and identity solutions.
• 2002: SafeNet acquired a Dutch company Securealink. With the collapse of the tech 'bubble' SafeNet, as a public company with a strong sales channel^{[citation needed]}, was able to acquire a series of promising security companies at deep discounts.
• February 2003: SafeNet acquired Cylink and Raqia Networks^[5]
• October 2003: SafeNet acquired the OEM business of SSH Communications Security^[6]
• March 2004: SafeNet acquired Rainbow Technologies
• December 2004: SafeNet acquired Datakey, Inc
• April 2005: SafeNet acquired DMDSecure B.V.^[7]
• June 2005: SafeNet acquired MediaSentry
• December 2005: SafeNet acquired Eracom Technologies AG^[8]
• 2006: SafeNet was involved in the options backdating controversy. As a result, both the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer resigned, and in 2008 the company's former CFO was sentenced to six months in prison for manipulating employee stock options.^[9][10][11]
• April 2007: a Californian equity company Vector Capital bought the firm for $634 million, making it private^[12]
• April 2008: SafeNet acquired Ingrian Networks, Inc.
• May 2008: SafeNet acquired Beep Science AS
• March 2009: SafeNet parent company, Vector Capital acquired Aladdin Knowledge Systems^[13]
• April 2009: SafeNet sold MediaSentry to ArtistDirect
• December 2009: SafeNet acquired Assured Decisions, LLC^[14]
• December 2012: SafeNet sold its Government Solutions business unit to Raytheon^[15]
• August 2014: SafeNet announced it is to be acquired by Gemalto by the 4Q 2014^[16]
• February 2015: SafeNet Assured Technologies is launched as a fully owned subsidiary of Gemalto to provide high assurance data security products and technologies to U.S. government.^[17]
• April 2019: Thales Group closes the acquisition of Gemalto^[18]

Current and former subsidiaries[edit]

The former Rainbow Technologies subsidiary SafeNet Government Solutions, formerly SafeNet Mykotronx, is still based in Torrance, California with offices in Irvine, California and Columbia, Maryland.^[19] The company was founded in 1979 as Myko Enterprises. It changed its name to Mykotronx, Inc in 1987 and merged with SafeNet as part of the SafeNet merger with Rainbow in 2004.^[20] SafeNet Government Solutions, LLC has been operationally merged into SafeNet and the lines between the two organizations have been intentionally blurred due to financial reasons. SafeNet Government Solutions is no longer considered a subsidiary. SafeNet Government Solutions provides information security and communications security technology for the US government. The firm has an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract for its KIV-7 line of commercial off-the-shelfcryptographic devices that provide protection for digital and voice communications through TOP SECRET, used by agencies such as the National Security Agency (NSA) and the National Reconnaissance Office.^[21] Other products include the KOV-14 Fortezza Plus PC card which was developed as part of the NSA's NSSI program and is used on Secure Terminal Equipment.^[22] They previously developed the Clipper chip.^[23][24]

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In 2009, Vector Capital acquired Aladdin Knowledge Systems, and placed it under SafeNet with the annotation of 'under common management'. In 2010, the two companies were officially merged.

References[edit]

1. ^Roseanne Gerin (2005-04-10). 'SafeNet wins DOD network security deal'. Washington Technology Magazine. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
2. ^'Gemalto to acquire SafeNet, the worldwide leader in data and software protection'. 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
3. ^'Thales Completes Acquisition of Gemalto to Become a Global Leader in Digital Identity and Security, Extending U.S. Footprint'.
4. ^'Coup fails'.
5. ^EETimes (2003-02-28). 'EETimes - SafeNet acquires assets of Raqia Networks -'. EETimes. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
6. ^'SSH sells its OEM business to SafeNet'. 2003-10-14.
7. ^EETimes (2005-03-25). 'EETimes - SafeNet to acquire software provider -'. EETimes. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
8. ^GmbH, finanzen net. 'SafeNet Completes Acquisition of Eracom Technologies AG | Markets Insider'. markets.businessinsider.com. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
9. ^Jones/Associated, Dow (October 19, 2006). 'SafeNet Is Roiled by Options Inquiry'. The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
10. ^Graybow, Martha (28 January 2008). 'Ex-Safenet CFO gets prison term in options case'. reuters.com.
11. ^'Cost of Backdating: Six Months, $1 Million'. 2008-01-30. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
12. ^'SafeNet sold, goes private'. 2007-04-13.
13. ^'Aladdin Knowledge Systems Completes Merger with Vector Capital Affiliate'(PDF). 2009-03-24.
14. ^'SafeNet to Acquire Assured Decisions, LLC'. 2009-12-23.
15. ^'Raytheon Acquires SafeNet Inc'. finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
16. ^'Gemalto Buys SafeNet for $890 Million'. WSJ.com. 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2015-01-09.
17. ^'SafeNet Assured Technologies, LLC Formally Launches U.S. Based Business'. 2015-02-09.
18. ^'Thales buys Gemalto'. 2019-04-02.
19. ^'SafeNet Offices - North America'.
20. ^'About SafeNet Mykotronx'.
21. ^'KIV-7 Family'. Federation of American Scientists.
22. ^'Mykotronx wins defense card work'.
23. ^'INFORMATION ABOUT THE CLIPPER WIRETAP CHIP'.
24. ^Neumann, Peter G. 'THE CLIPPER CHIP: A TECHNICAL SUMMARY'. The Risks Digest.

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When your USB flash drive or pen drive is locked, it's officially said to be write protected, read only or encrypted. To unlock the USB drive, there are two ways to go: ask for permission to receive the password and edit StorageDevicePolicies. Any behavior that causes data loss in the midst of write protection removal, use EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard to get data back.

Check two practical methods to unlock the USB drive. The table below gives an outline. Read the content for details.

How Is Your USB Flash Drive Locked?

Being unable to add, write, copy, or transfer files on a USB drive because it is locked? You need to determine the real causes so as to find the corresponding troubleshooting solutions.

• Re-connect the flash drive in different USB ports on the same computer, or on the other one. Make sure that it's not the USB port problem that locks the storage drive.
• Check if there is a lock switch on the portable USB drive. SD cards are always with a lock switch, it's easy to change the Lock to Unlock position. See how to unlock a memory card.

How to Unlock USB Drive

After excluding the two facts that would lock a storage device, you can now focus on the write protection removal solutions in the coming part. Most of the case is caused by the disk is write protected in Windows 10/8/1/8/7.

Solution 1. Ask for the permission with a password

This solution is suitable for users who have administrator passwords for unlocking the encrypted USB drive, partition or even write-protected files. Follow the next steps to unlock the USB drive with a password.

• Step 1: Connect the USB drive to your PC and go toComputer/This PC.
• Step 2: Right-click the USB drive and choose 'Properties'and then 'Security'.
• Step 3: Click 'Edit'and enter your administrator password.
• Step 4: Next, select your username in 'Group and Usernames', click the 'Allow' radio button alongside the 'Full' and 'Write' settings in the 'Permissions for Authenticated Users' section.
• Step 5: Click 'Apply' and choose 'OK'.

Then you'll be able to access the encrypted USB drive and use those important files again.

Solution 2. Make changes in Regedit

If you have forgotten the password of an encrypted USB drive or files, what can you do to decrypt the write-protected USB drive? Follow the path to locate StorageDevicePolicies in all versions of Windows, and change the WriteProtect value as instructed.

• Step 1: Press Windows + R keys to bring up the Run dialogue, type regedit in the search box and hit Hit.
• Step 2: In the Registry editor, navigate to the key:
• ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlStorageDevicePolicies
• Step 3: Double-click on the WriteProtect value in the right-hand pane of Regedit.exe. Change the Value data from 1 to 0 and click OK to save the change.
• Step 4: Close Regedit and restart your computer.

This time check your USB drive status. Are you now able to access data and use the drive again?

How to Recover Lost Data from Unlocking USB Drive

After this, if you find data in your USB are not accessible, you may need to use professional data recovery softwareto securely restore them. Here you can try EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard which is fully compatible with all Windows systems, enabling users to restore data from an encrypted USB drive or storage devices after unlocking.

Download this USB recovery tool and follow the next steps to recover data from an encrypted/write-protected USB drive after removing the encryption.

Step 1. Run USB data recovery software.

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Connect the USB flash drive to your computer and launch EaseUS USB data recovery software on your PC. Select your USB drive which marks as a removable disk, and click 'Scan' to start finding your lost files.

Step 2. Scan all lost files from USB.

EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard will thoroughly scan your USB flash drive and find all your lost data on it. After the scanning process, use the Filter feature to filter a specific file type. You can check and preview found USB files in this program.

Step 3. Restore all lost files from USB.

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A double-click will allow you to preview the file results. Choose the target files and click 'Recover' to save them to a secure location on your PC or other external storage devices.