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The Threat Posed by Portable Storage Devices
White Papers In a society where the use of portable storage devices is commonplace, the threat that these devices pose to corporations and organizations is often ignored. Today, corporations who recognize the extent of the data theft problem are enacting...
[September 21, 2006, 1:00]
Corporate should ban using USB/portable storage
Talkback i strongly recommended USB/portable storage should not be used in the company for security purposes.if data backup is required, why not backup to server?
[September 7, 2008, 22:47]
Tackling the threat from portable storage devices
News Businesses are increasingly putting themselves at risk by allowing the unauthorised and uncontrolled use of portable storage devices. Portable storage devices are ideal for anyone intending to steal sensitive and valuable data.
[July 5, 2004, 17:10]
The Threats Posed by Portable Storage Devices
White Papers In a society where the use of portable storage devices is commonplace, the threat that these devices pose to corporations and organizations is often ignored. This white paper examines the nature of the threat that devices such as iPods, USB sticks...
[February 1, 2009, 0:00]
Faster, Safer Oracle Data Migration: Using VERITAS Storage Foundation Portable Data Containers to Move Oracle Data Between Unlike Platforms Faster, More Safely, and With Less Disruption
White Papers CDS technology creates Portable Data Containers (PDCs), building blocks for virtual volumes that make it possible to transport the volumes between unlike platforms. This paper describes portable data containers and their relation to Oracle database...
[May 26, 2007, 1:00]
GFI EndPointSecurity: Network-Wide Control of Portable Storage, Media and Consumer Electronic Devices
White Papers A person has invested in network anti-virus software, firewalls, email and web content security to protect against external threats. Yet any user can come into the office, plug in a USB stick the size of the average keychain and take in/out over 32...
[September 21, 2006, 0:00]
Digital Wallet review
Reviews One imaginative solution to this and other portable storage problems is the Digital Wallet from Minds@Work. VAT) price is high for a 6GB hard disk, it does represent reasonable value per megabyte (8.9p) for portable storage.
[January 1, 2001, 23:00]
An increasingly serious threat indeed!
Talkback Along with the overall threats, the uncontrolled use portable storage devices pose to company network, the security concerns raise by portable storage media should not be under-estimated. Uncontrolled use of portable storage devices such as iPods...
[March 15, 2007, 14:34]
iPods are security risk, warns analyst
News Companies should consider banning portable storage devices such as Apple's iPod from corporate networks as they can be used to introduce malware or steal corporate data, according to an analyst. Small portable storage products can bypass perimeter...
[July 5, 2004, 17:30]
Towards Securing Pocket Hard Drives and Portable Personalities
White Papers Inexpensive portable storage devices that are available in the market nowadays have made it easier for users to carry data and programs with them and borrow computing platforms when needed. This paper focuses on a subset of this computing model...
[August 23, 2007, 1:00]
iPods are security risk, warns analyst
Talkback People will already be using these in the workplace anyway as portable storage, but about mobiles and every other form of portable storage, just shameless headline grabbing! Shouldn't this be obvious, what pap.
[July 6, 2004, 16:20]
Longhorn builds in portable protection
News In the next version of Windows, Microsoft will give big companies an easy way to block use of iPods and other portable storage devices, while making it easier for consumers to connect their home systems to them.
[September 10, 2004, 12:00]
And still incompetent management....
Talkback One would have expected that competent management would have introduced very effective systems and controls to prevent copying of data onto portable storage with severely limited exception. Where back up is required it should be made to a distant...
[September 11, 2008, 7:59]
A threat still ignored
Talkback The fact that the uncontrolled use of portable storage devices within a company network poses a serious threat to company security and integrity is still often under-estimated. A white paper which specifically talks about this issue, which may help...
[March 15, 2007, 14:21]
Toshiba puts DVD-RW into notebooks
News Toshiba's new DVD burner is designed to turn notebook PCs into portable multimedia studios. The new drive, which is available now to manufacturers, will soon appear in high-end notebooks, allowing consumers to use the portable machines to store...
[September 30, 2002, 15:12]
Toshiba turbocharges tiny drive
News Toshiba has increased the capacity of its small hard drive for portable electronics devices. The 1.8-inch drive, which has been used in products such as portable music players, is very similar to 2.5-inch hard drives found in notebook computers...
[November 5, 2003, 15:55]
Cornice shrinks its portable drives
News The Dragon series micro hard drive is Cornice's answer to our customers' needs.and a result of focusing our storage solutions for portable consumer electronics," said Camillo Martino, Cornice's chief executive.
[January 3, 2006, 9:20]
Toshiba unveils new optical drives
News Toshiba on Tuesday announced new optical drives for mobile computers and portable projectors with updated features. In a separate product launch, the company's computer systems group announced two new portable projectors that are targeted at the...
[August 27, 2003, 12:20]
New technology to help squelch music piracy
News IBM researcher Jeffery Lotspiech, who developed much of the CPRM specifications, says his company is interested in using it for its Microdrive portable device storage drives, and that SanDisk has expressed some interest in using it for its Flash...
[December 28, 2000, 11:16]
Nuggets: Storage just got sexy(ish)
News Dress it up however you like but let's face it -- disk storage just aint sexy, but this miniscule and lightweight portable hard drive is going to do a damn fine job of seducing you. At only 120x75x13mm, the SlimStor portable hard drive is slim...
[July 25, 2000, 12:07]
