Re: encrypted USB drive recommendations

[Daniel Bennett <dbennett () PCT EDU>]

Sorry for previous post.  Missed the part of the original question.

Thanks,

Dan

From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Daniel 
Bennett
Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 12:39 PM
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Subject: Re: [SECURITY] encrypted USB drive recommendations

These are very impressive

https://www.ironkey.com/


Thanks,

Dan

From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Adam Nave
Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 12:23 PM
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Subject: Re: [SECURITY] encrypted USB drive recommendations

If the USB drive can only have an encrypted partition that means you need to have some client software installed on the 
computer to read it. In that case, you may as well use TrueCrypt and whatever USB drives you happen to have laying 
around.

TrueCrypt can also use a single non-encrypted volume, but make an encrypted container on that volume. Then you can run 
the executable from the unencrypted part so you don't need to have it locally installed. It's still only 1 partition so 
there should be fewer compatibility issues.

--Adam

On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 11:13 AM, Youngquist, Jason R. <jryoungquist () ccis edu<mailto:jryoungquist () ccis edu>> 
wrote:
Does anyone have any recommendations for cost effective encrypted USB drives?

I know the Ironkey USB drive is one of the defacto secure USB drives out there, but we were looking for some lower cost 
solutions that we might recommend to faculty/staff/students.

Key features:
--reasonable price
--easy to use
--Windows and Mac compatible.
--USB drive must only have an encrypted partition (some USB drives have a non-encrypted and encrypted partition)
--size really doesn't matter - 2-4gigs should be fine


Thanks.
Jason Youngquist
Information Technology Security Engineer
Technology Services
Columbia College
1001 Rogers Street, Columbia, MO  65216
(573) 875-7334
jryoungquist () ccis edu<mailto:jryoungquist () ccis edu>
http://www.ccis.edu



--
Adam Nave, CISSP
Linux/Unix Systems Administrator
Macalester College