Re: Encrypted Thumbdrives

[Michael Sana <msana () HPU EDU>]

Aloha,

 

I am curious to those who responded to this post:

 

1.       Are you recommending or mandating users to use encryption
mechanisms on removable media?

2.       For those who are mandating, how are you addressing the age old
question of key management in the event an end user forgets their key?

 

Thanks for the insight!

 

mike.sana.

 

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Subject: [SECURITY] Encrypted Thumbdrives

 

Have you looked at a particular product? Have one you really like?

 

I am wondering what other people have found in looking at USB
thumbdrives that have built in encryption and/or have utilized software
based encryption such as truecrypt that can be included on the drives
un-encrypted area.

 

I am currently demo'ing a SafeStick Business edition thumbdrive. 

I will be looking at a truecrypt solution too.

 

I thought there had been a discussion about this a while back but I
could not find it in the archives.

 

Any thoughts/suggestions are appreciated.

 

-Charlie

 

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Charles Bombard, GSEC

LAN/Systems Administrator

Community College of Vermont

119 Pearl Street

Burlington, VT 05401

802.657.4234

bombardc () ccv edu

 

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