Do you use a flash drive to carry important documents & files?

intellitechitsolutions

Do you use flash drives to carry important, and perhaps at times sensitive and confidential documents & files?
What would you do if someone got access to it? Or worse, you lost the drive and it came into the "wrong" hands?

I would like to know what users of flash drives think. I'd like to hear of your experiences or if this has actually happened to you!

Faiz

DrSmutt

i use kingston pens which come with security software which can secure the data and you can get lots of utilities which do the same sort of thing.

DrSmutt

on mythbusters a while back they proved that you could bypass some of the most expensive Fingerprint ident machines so thats a no and why with so small pens isnt 4 or 8 the standard now.

cwoodham

I hope you arent advertising your own services/goods. Have you read the forum rules

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=1009306#post1009306

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DrSmutt

in this case it doesnt matter if they are trying to sell something they are a few years late with that product. to many people on here can pick holes in it anyway.

eryn_kathleen

The only way I'd buy a flash drive with biometric security is if it cost the same or less than other drives. As the above poster pointed out, if you're worried about security there are several (free) ways to go about protecting your data.

intellitechitsolutions

Well, I've yet to see ANYONE breaking into the AES-256 Encryption which the Biometric Fingerprint Scanner has on the drive - which is military grade security!

Faiz

DrSmutt wrote: »

on mythbusters a while back they proved that you could bypass some of the most expensive Fingerprint ident machines so thats a no and why with so small pens isnt 4 or 8 the standard now.

intellitechitsolutions

Sorry,
Not mean't for any advertising - but actually collecting view of users of such hardware devices and getting people to talk about their experiences.

Faiz

cwoodham wrote: »

I hope you arent advertising your own services/goods. Have you read the forum rules

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=1009306#post1009306

'This site is free from advertising. Posts on any board considered to be advertising goods, services and/or companies will be removed. We also do not allow advertising via PM

Examples of this can include anything from a specific sales post or a link to your own website in which you attempt to sell something to someone offering their holiday home to forum members. Unfortunately we cannot allow any advertising of any description no matter how honourable the intention.'

intellitechitsolutions

I love a good debate - it gives everyone a chance to learn something new, as well as develop new ideas and view points - ESPECIALLY in the field of Security!

Faiz

DrSmutt wrote: »

in this case it doesnt matter if they are trying to sell something they are a few years late with that product. to many people on here can pick holes in it anyway.

THE_MIDDLEMAN

I use a 1 GB flash drive - passworded.

I transfer docs between stations at work and back to home.

Only use the password protection.

If it research you are doing I would happily carry some out for you.....

intellitechitsolutions

Hi MiddleMan,
I'd greatly appreciate that!!
I'd like to hear any information you have ...

I was actually talking to a software guy yesterday - he has an online office solution thing ... and we got talking about flash drives and mobile data .. and basically he's argument was - "Everyone has internet connection, why would they NEED to carry a flash drive when they can access their "online" office using the software via the internet?"
So, WHY do people carry flash drives?? (that's another question which comes up)

Faiz

THE_MIDDLEMAN wrote: »

I use a 1 GB flash drive - passworded.

I transfer docs between stations at work and back to home.

Only use the password protection.

If it research you are doing I would happily carry some out for you.....