In a recent industry survey conducted by the Ponemon Institute over half of the respondents admitted that they had
copied confidential or sensitive business information onto a USB memory stick even though company policy may
prohibit it. The study also stated that nearly 40 percent of respondents reported that they had lost or misplaced a
portable data-bearing device. Also, see http://www.ponemon.org/
Due to convenience and mobility, the usage of USB flash drives continues to grow and their storage capacity is also
expanding at a fast rate. In addition, digital cameras, MP3 players and many other portable devices have storage
capacities that can potentially allow large amounts of unencrypted data to be exposed!
USB flash drive usage: good or bad?
Victim of convenience? (Dec 2006)
All types of flash storage devices
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