World's first USB security suite

Security firm Yoggie Security Systems has launched a new way of securing your laptop or PC without dedicated security software packages.

The company has just launched Yoggie Pico, a tiny USB device that contains 13 security applications and is touted as the first ever full security suite on a USB stick.

The device is essentially a miniature Linux computer with 128Mb of memory and powered by a 520MHz Intel processor. It offloads all of the key security functions to the stick and screens all Internet traffic before it gets onto a PC or notebook.

Yoggie claims that the protection on offer is "full, corporate level internet protection" from all types of all types of hacking, virus, malware, worms and other attacks. Updates are carried out on a hourly basis without interrupting the user.

"The  growing threat from Internet borne attacks to computing devices and the negative user experience with heavy software security suites, that unacceptably slow their computers, has led us to develop the Yoggie Pico series," said Shlomo Touboul, CEO and founder of Yoggie Security Systems.

"This breakthrough concept of offloading and separating offers users the best of both worlds - in terms of both security and performance."

The Yoggie Pico is available in two formats, the Yoggie Pico Personal for consumers and the Pico Pro for the enterprise market. They cost £95 and £106, respectively.