The key to USB security
Posted: Sunday, January 10, 2010
by Mark Neil
Data security, privacy, software development
Let's talk something about USB Security. If I ask someone what is security? I would probably get the answer that it is a state of being free from danger or injury like we support the armed services in the name of National Security. But when it comes to protecting your USB flash drive, what would you do in order to achieve total USB security ?
Year 2009 has been a year where the convenient USB flash drives have been charged for data loss due to the increased incidences of misplaced and lost flash drives. The dilemma is that USB flash drives are convenient but relatively less secure than other media, even then there has been a positive approach towards USB flash drives.
According to a report in the upcoming years, the unsecured USB drives will replace other removable media and that will keep hurting business and public organizations. So we just have to be little proactive with the technology and find out the best solution that provide us complete USB Security.
Since it is not just about encrypting your device as the same applies to laptops and computers; this is not the issue, the issue is protecting the USB drive, memory cards and other storage media in such a way that even if they get stolen or lost, the data in it will remain protected, we have to find out the application that can secure our USB flash drive for example USB Secure that lets you protect your USB flash drive, memory card, pen drive, thumb drive, jump drive and even memory sticks.
I am sure the versatility of USB Secure along with the unbreakable protection is the main reason for its popularity. People always want to have a security application with which they can protect two or more things and USB Secure fulfills their need. I myself have tried this little but a very powerful software to lock my pen drive and was very amazed with its fool-proof security. It is very easy to install and use USB Secure but it is impossible to break its protection. If you also want to try it for free of cost, you can download it and then install on your portable device which you want to protect.
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Top-level comments on this article: (3 total)Thanks for giving us a head's up - there sure is a bunch of stuff out there to give one ulcers, isn't there? MarijoThanks Marijo for your comment. Yes I agree with you and that's why one should always be careful when choosing security application particularly when it comes to securing your USB flash drive.
It is always great to be able to read an article as informative as the one you have written. Great job. Do you recommend USB SECURE then, because I need to make sure my usb devices remain secure!Thanks Olufemi, I often write on the topics of data security and security applications, you can read my other articles too. As far as USB Secure is concern, I would definitely recommend it for all types of storage devices like USB flash drives, pen drives, thumb drives, memory cards and memory sticks. I myself is using USB Secure for my flash drives and memory cards, and with USB Secure installed on them, my flash drives and memory cards are completely safe and secured!
Living in a hi tech world sure does require a lot of educating about things to be aware of and on the look out for. Thank you for sharing thisabsotely right Nelson, one should know the best way to protect his or her private and confidential stuff from the snoopers.
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