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Topic: USB drive

USB drive News

01 July 2008

Kaspersky adds anti-keylogger keyboard

By John E. Dunn, Techworld

The new version of Kaspersky?s security suite, Internet Security 2009, features a novel but simple defence against keylogging malware ? a virtual keyboard. Read more...

Red Hat includes new USB capabilities in Fedora: 14 May 08
Microsoft helps to break its own encryption: 30 Apr 08
Bull touts bootable USB drive: 21 Apr 08
SanDisk warns on USB drive threat: 11 Apr 08
USB drive crackdown by US agency: 25 Mar 08
Encryption server promises automatic security: 12 Mar 08
Lenovo bashes Apple with super-thin laptop: 26 Feb 08

USB drive Blog Entries

19 March 2008

Banning USB drives the sneaky way

By John E. Dunn

So the security officer hates USB flash drives - and who can blame them – but can’t face the hassle and pained expressions aimed in the IT department’s direction of having them banned. What to do? Read more...

Dell is pastel-coloured: 27 Jun 07
Not so smart data recovery: 08 Jan 07
A browser for Internet 2.0?: 13 Sep 06
The slow take-up of U3: 23 Nov 05
Toshiba's terrible day: 03 Oct 05

USB drive Insight

13 December 2006

Hard-disk autoloader a tape killer?

By Bill O'Brien, Computerworld

Iomega's neat desktop removable hard drive autoloader. Read more...

Laptop loss: How to avoid becoming the next Starbucks: 23 Nov 06
USB flash drives are failing: 18 Sep 06
USB flash drives get to work: 26 Aug 06
The lighter side of USB thumb storage: 25 Aug 06
Making USB drives secure: 12 May 06
US military struggles with data loss: 17 Apr 06
The five fallacies of endpoint security: 17 Feb 06

USB drive Briefings

14 September 2005

TPM - Trusted Platform Module

By Chris Mellor

Seagate's Momentus notebook drive uses a trusted platform module (chip) to secure the encrypted data on its platter surfaces. Read more...

U3? What's this?: 20 Jan 05

USB drive Whitepapers

16 February 2007

Enterprise Guide: 7 Steps to Securing USB Drives

By mtrust

This white paper reviews the security measures currently available for personal storage devices within the enterprise. It explains how companies can continue taking advantage of the convenience and productivity offered by such devices, while ensuring that sensitive information is accounted for, properly secured, and complies with relevant regulations. Read more...

Securing portable storage: 12 May 06

USB drive Product Reviews

21 March 2008

Synology Cube Station NAS

By Paul Venezia, Infoworld (US)

List price:
Pros: Great value for money; completely open; compact size
Cons: Base build lacking a few features - but are on the way Read more...

US Robotics Wireless Ndx Router USR5464: 20 Feb 08
PrimX ZoneCentral v2.5: 22 Aug 06
QNAP TS-101 network backup server: 20 Mar 06
Maxtor OneTouch II Small Business Edition: 17 Mar 06
Steganos Safe 8.0 encryption: 22 Jun 05
disgo Xkey: 09 Jun 05
Linksys NSLU2: 07 Dec 04

USB drive How-Tos

13 October 2007

Developing a plan for network security

By Michael Machado, Network World

Tips for creating a network security policy. Read more...

Three steps to a full Windows-to-Linux migration: 07 Sep 07
The ten-minute guide to wireless security - part two: 06 Mar 06
The management tool: 19 Jan 06

USB drive Case Studies

12 December 2005

USB flash drive security risk removed