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Apricorn

http://www.apricorn.com/
Last activity: 08.10.2025
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Headquartered in Poway, California, Apricorn provides secure storage innovations worldwide to companies and organizations seeking the ultimate protection for their data at rest. And in verticals where data security is regulated such as finance, healthcare, education, and insurance; along with federal, state, and local governments, Apricorn encrypted devices set the standard for data security. Beyond North America, Apricorn products are also being employed in myriad data security strategies worldwide. Founded in 1983, numerous award-winning products have been developed under the Apricorn brand as well as for a number of leading computer manufacturers on an OEM basis. Apricorn’s portable USB storage devices are unique in the data security field in that they all employ a 100% hardware-centric approach void of software involvement in any of the processes. All authentication and encryption functions take place fully within the devices, and no critical security parameters are ever shared with their host computer.
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Location
United States, California, Poway
Employees
11-50
Founded date
1983

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Jul 14, 2025Kingston Says Its IronKey D500S Is the First USB Drive With FIPS 140-3 and TAA ComplianceBy Rob LeFebvre @https://x.com/roblef Published: Jul 14 2025, 12:36 PM EDT Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Reddit Share on Flipboard
Jun 12, 2025Report: Nearly Half of All UK Companies Put Corporate Data At RiskUK businesses are reporting a greater number of data breaches than ever before, according to annual research from Apricorn. The company’s 2025 survey reveals that 69% of organisations surveyed have self-disclosed a breach or potential breac...
Dec 20, 2024The Evolving Landscape of Cybersecurity ThreatsIn the digital age, the battlefield is invisible. Cybersecurity threats lurk in the shadows, evolving with each passing day. Recent reports highlight a troubling trend: phishing attacks are becoming more sophisticated. They’re no longer the...
Dec 18, 2024Data breach trends -- progress, challenges, and what's next [Q&A]Despite organizations putting in place better security controls the pace of data breaches shows no signs of slowing down. We spoke to Jon Fielding, managing director, EMEA at Apricorn, to discuss the latest data breach trends, the progress ...
Nov 19, 2024Apricorn Increases Capacity to 512GB for Aegis Secure Key 3NX and NXC Encrypted Flash Key SeriesUSB hardware-encrypted flash keys are FIPS 140-2 Level 3 validated and make securely storing data from smaller, next gen devices simple The expanded capacity of our Aegis Secure Key series provides a robust solution for safeguarding informa...
Sep 11, 2024More than 60% of IT decision makers have had to recover data from a backup with nearly 1/4 unable to make full recoverySurge in automated backups to central and personal repositories indicates movement in the right direction Cyber-attacks are an ‘if’ not a ‘when’ situation so businesses and organizations must have well thought out backup strategies that hel...
Jun 26, 2024Apricorn Achieves ISO 9001:2015 CertificationImplementing business processes that meet ISO 9001:2015 signals to our customers and prospects that we are focused on the highest quality assurance standards” — Kurt Markley, Apricorn Managing Director, Americas POWAY, CALIF., USA, June 26,...
Jun 19, 2024More than 60% of security decision makers expect employees to put corporate data at risk according to Apricorn researchDecision makers say corporate data knowingly put at risk by 55% of mobile workers Organizations must bridge the gap between trust and capability to establish a robust and secure data environment.” — Kurt Markley, Apricorn Managing Director,...
Jun 19, 2024Trust In Employee Security Practices DwindlingOrganisations are losing faith in their employees, as 63% of UK and US IT security decision makers expect their mobile and remote workers to expose their organisation to the risk of data breach. This is according to research from Apricorn, ...
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FAQ about Apricorn

When was Apricorn founded?

Apricorn was founded in 1983.

What has the press written about Apricorn?

Parsers VC has collected 37 articles mentioning Apricorn, among them “Kingston Says Its IronKey D500S Is the First USB Drive With FIPS 140-3 and TAA Compliance” (Jul 14, 2025) and “Report: Nearly Half of All UK Companies Put Corporate Data At Risk” (Jun 12, 2025).

Is Apricorn still active?

Yes, Apricorn is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Oct 8, 2025.