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Old 02-02-10, 01:11 PM   #1
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Let's have a discussion regarding USB Security. As soon as it comes to protecting your Pen Drive, what would you do in order to attain complete USB security?

A number of persons favour password protection while some prefer encryption option. Although there are many encryption options present intended for USB devices, but most of them need administrator privileges on the host Computer and their security differ a lot. Hence, most persons fancy password protecting their Pen Drive rather than encrypting it.

The dilemma is that Pen Drives are handy but relatively less secure than other media, even in that case people are using it a lot.

It appears that the unsecured USB Drives will substitute other removable Storage Devices and that will keep hurting commercial and civic organizations. Hence, we should be a bit down to business with the technology and hit upon the paramount solution to facilitate USB Security.

The problem is shielding the USB drive, memory cards and other Storage Devices so that even if they get stolen or lost, the data in it will remain safe, we have to find out the application that can secure our USB Pen Drive. One of the Software I would say come close to achieve that is USB Secure.

If you also want to try it for free of cost, you may download it and install in your Pen Drive.
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I use Folder lock software .......
It can be installed in the pendrive and can run on any computer without any more install.
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