Encrypted Flash Drive: Why You Need One and What Are Your Options
Friday, October 13th, 2017Encrypted flash drives offer a convenient way to carry digital information. What are your options if you don’t want to carry one?
A small portable storage device that fits your pocket and budget is surely a treat. But what about security threats? How would you ensure the data is safe? These are a few critical questions that you should answer before you decide to carry sensitive information on the flash drives. One good (not great!) way to safeguard your data is to use an encrypted flash drive.
The reason why use of an encrypted flash drive (also called encrypted USB drive) is not a really great security measure is that no single measure is enough to prevent increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks.
In this article, you will learn the risks of non-encrypted drives, how you can encrypt a drive and what are the other security alternatives are available.
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