Yoggie has announced the unveiling of its new Pico USB stick used to protect your PC from incoming data through mediums such as your wireless adapter, LAN or Bluetooth. Similar to the Gatekeeper series, Pico is a Linux based software running on the small thumb-sized device with a built-in 520MHz processor and 128MB of RAM to keep those protection-processing resources out of your computer and in the device.

In an enterprise network, most of the protection for computers is provided by separate appliances protecting the whole network. At home any type of spam protection or firewall software usually runs directly on the computer, taking up memory and processing power. With the Pico this is all taken care of within the stick which simply plugs into your USB port.

The Yoggie Pico runs 13 different applications providing protection from hacks, viruses, malware, worms and other attacks while frequently checking for updates to protect against new vulnerabilities. There is also no complicated installation and by simply plugging it in, it will automatically start filtering traffic.

The device comes in two versions; the Yoggie Pico Personal and the Yoggie Pico Pro. Both have the same protection features but the Pro version targets enterprises with a VPN client to remotely manage notebooks on the road. We expect to see the Yoggie Pico available in September of this year, with the Personal retailing for $179 and the Pro for $199 each. Both come with 2 years of licensing and can be extended for $30 (Personal) and $40 (Pro) per year.

The Yoggie Pico is available for pre-order from the Yoggie website now with orders shipping June 10th, and will be available through other retailers sometime in September.