Thumb Drive Security
Mar 10, 2007, 1:39 am
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Thumb Drive Security
My company recently notified us that all thumb drives will now require security to protect information. Does anyone have a good security program that can be installed to a thumb drive?
Mar 10, 2007, 2:49 am
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Not to be unhelpful, but if they are going to require it, shouldn't they also choose, provide and support it?
Mar 10, 2007, 10:25 am
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Ditto truecrypt--they have a mode where you can install and run it right off the drive.
Mar 10, 2007, 1:48 pm
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The only issue with truecrypt traveller mode (that lets you run truecrypt off a USB drive) is that it requires a driver to be installed on the computer. This driver allows the encrypted file/partition to be mounted as a drive.
So, in order for it to work you either need
1) Administrator access to the computer
or
2) Someone w/ admin access to install the driver on the computer (only needs to be done once)
Note: This is assuming you use XP
So, in order for it to work you either need
1) Administrator access to the computer
or
2) Someone w/ admin access to install the driver on the computer (only needs to be done once)
Note: This is assuming you use XP
Mar 10, 2007, 4:55 pm
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When my company started requiring encrypted thumb drive, it issued every employee (tens of thousands) with a Kingston® DataTraveler® Elite – Privacy Edition 1GB drive. Around $50-60 for a 1GB drive, available up to 8GB.
No driver installation, works on any computer you plug it into, as long as you have the password. 128-bit hardware-based AES encryption and automatically formats the entire drive after a certain number of failed password attempts.
http://www.kingston.com/press/2006/flash/03a.asp
No driver installation, works on any computer you plug it into, as long as you have the password. 128-bit hardware-based AES encryption and automatically formats the entire drive after a certain number of failed password attempts.
http://www.kingston.com/press/2006/flash/03a.asp
Mar 10, 2007, 8:27 pm
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Your company can't possibly require something and not tell you what they are requiring. That's about the poorest policy I've ever heard of. They should at the minimum offer you a choice of several program that they support and have certified as being acceptable for the level of protection they are looking for.
Mar 11, 2007, 1:31 am
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Mar 11, 2007, 3:03 am
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I suggest that you buy a drive with U3 Smart Technology. I have a 4GB Sandisk Cruzer Micro and just love it.