There’s an interesting story that states that 9,000 USB sticks are lost in laundrettes every year in the UK. The story also says that London taxi drivers claim that over 12,000 portable devices are left in their cabs every year. It just shows how easy it is to overlook these devices that often contain sensitive personal or business data that is often covered by regulator laws.
Many organisations resolve this by banning the use of USB sticks and portable devices on their networks. This is difficult to implement and is very unpopular. These devices often make doing business easier. We need a better way to secure them.
The best way to secure USB memory sticks is to encrypt the data on them. Only the owner of the device has access to the data. If the USB stick is stolen or lost there is no way to access the data without the assistance of the owner.
C Infinity offers DataDefense to protect your portable media such as USB memory sticks. Contact us if you would like to know more.
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