Providing the most secure and easy-to-use data storage solutions.

Our Story

That "aha!" moment

Let’s travel back in time to 2008. Remember that string of government officials who would lose laptops and unencrypted USB flash drives on trains and tapas bars, exposing sensitive data?

To refresh your memory, there was the Home Office’s contractor who lost a USB drive containing details on some 84,000 prisoners across England and Wales. That same year, a USB drive holding passwords for a government computer system was found in the car park of a pub. A portable hard drive holding details of up to 5,000 employees of the justice system was lost the year before.

And lest we forget the top-secret document entitled “Al-Qaeda Vulnerabilities” left on the seat of a train, or the Army captain’s laptop stolen from under his chair at McDonald’s. Although the laptop was fully encrypted, Whitehall banned its staff from taking unencrypted devices containing personal data outside secured office premises. The Armed Forces later told Parliament that in a period of four years 121 USB drives had gone astray and the Defence Secretary reported 747 laptops that had been stolen.

After reading about all these data loss incidents, iStorage CEO John Michael saw this was a clearly growing problem with damaging consequences and identified a huge gap in the market to establish a business offering ultra-secure, easy-to-use and affordable data storage devices. Applying his 33 years’ worth of knowledge and experience enabled John to come up with ideas for products that would resolve such problems.

In 2009, iStorage was born.

Our growth

Since its conception, iStorage has continuously grown as it meets market needs, earning itself government certifications, patents, multiple awards, major customer wins, an amazing end-user customer base and wide reach with distributors in over 50 countries.

The company has been extremely successful in bringing to the market – from concept to mass production – unique products such as the patented cloudAshur solution. A recognised market leader, iStorage products incorporate a secure microprocessor that is Common Criteria EAL 5+ (Hardware Certified) whilst also meeting government certifications such as FIPS 140-2 Level 2/3, NCSC CPA, NLNCSA BSPA/Dep-V and NATO.

Over the years, iStorage has adapted from being a hardware-only company to offering both hardware and SaaS, such as the cloudAshur KeyWriter and Remote Management Console for cloudAshur and datAshur BT. In so doing, we offer, not only hardware drives for end-users, but also allow their IT departments to manage and control all of the devices that are used within their infrastructure.

In 2024, iStorage Group proudly announced its acquisition of Kanguru Solutions, a U.S. based leader in high- security data storage drives, duplication systems, and remote management software. The acquisition represented a major milestone in iStorage’s mission to provide cutting- edge, easy-to-use, hardware-encrypted data storage solutions globally. The combination of iStorage and Kanguru significantly broadened the Group’s portfolio of secure, user- friendly products, offering customers a wider array of government-certified options.

At iStorage we always strive to have a deep-rooted understanding of the market and what the requirements are from an end-user perspective, then incorporate those requirements and features customers want into our products. Having a team of people with the knowledge, experience and passion to deliver such solutions helps iStorage to continuously expand and innovate.

What iStorage's customers get out of our products

iStorage customers can rest assured that by using our products their data will always be secure. In the event that an iStorage product is lost or stolen, our customers have peace of mind knowing the loss is limited to a piece of affordable hardware. Their precious data cannot be stolen due to the advanced security characteristics that are incorporated within iStorage products. Using military specified encryption levels, we ensure that all users of iStorage products are fully protected against data leakage, helping our customers comply to data protection and confidentiality laws.

iStorage is proud to provide its customers a first-rate level of service from pre-sale – thanks to our dedicated sales team who handle inquiries – all the way and beyond post-sale – taken care of by our technical support team. Service is very important to the business. Our friendly, enthusiastic and premium service fills each member of the iStorage team. It’s not just something we do, it’s who we are, and it guides us in everything we do. We’re with our customers and business partners all the way.

Our Values

Loyalty, honesty, integrity and ambition guides the business in everything we do.

As John warmly puts it, “I view the iStorage team as an extension of my family and I always strive to do the best I possibly can for my family.”