{"id":817,"date":"2019-02-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cos.p10.sol1.net\/uncategorized\/encrypted-usbs-the-best-protection-for-your-data\/"},"modified":"2022-07-19T00:35:40","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T00:35:40","slug":"encrypted-usbs-the-best-protection-for-your-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/cospedia\/encrypted-usbs-the-best-protection-for-your-data","title":{"rendered":"Encrypted USBs: The Best Protection for Your Data"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"817\" class=\"elementor elementor-817\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-17005871 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17005871\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-20382caa\" data-id=\"20382caa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c8c269 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c8c269\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSmall, fast, convenient, and able to carry large amounts of data: USB drives have become almost as essential to modern business as a phone or computer. Yet, the convenience of a USB drive brings with it a barrage of security threats:<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span>\n<ul>\n \t<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">The size of a USB makes it far too easy to lose (let\u2019s face it, we\u2019ve all been there!)<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\">If found, information can easily be stolen and disseminated<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n \t<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">The mobility of a USB means it is knocked around in pockets and bags and can be too easily damaged or broken<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Using a USB on any computer means that there may be a trace of the data left on the computer<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nFor convenience and peace of mind, an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/index.html?pg=groupsearch&amp;major=37&amp;minor=90&amp;all_stock=Y&amp;narrow_major=&amp;narrow_minor=&amp;narrow_sub=%7C379050&amp;narrow_brand=&amp;narrow_symbol=&amp;narrow_pricerange_lower=-1.00&amp;narrow_pricerange_upper=994.00&amp;search_view=grid&amp;isbrandsearch=\">encrypted USB drive<\/a> is a must. Once the domain of government agencies, the military and high finance, encrypted USBs are now a business staple for anyone who needs to access information on the go.\n\nData security\n\nAdvanced Encryption Standard (AES) is an international standard for the encrypting and decrypting of data. Encryption simply means changing the data so it&#8217;s not decipherable, and the AES process is built into encrypted USB drives, working automatically any time the drive is used.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span>\n\nWhen an encrypted USB is first used, the&nbsp;authorised&nbsp;user is asked to create a PIN or password.&nbsp; From that moment, the USB and its contents can only be accessed by first entering the PIN. The data is encrypted and remains this way until the PIN is entered.&nbsp; The data is then decrypted (making it intelligible again) and is instantly available to the user.&nbsp; At this point, the drive works like any other USB.&nbsp; After the USB is removed, there is no trace of the data or the password details left on the computer.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span>\n\nHowever, if someone who is not&nbsp;authorised&nbsp;to use the USB tries to gain access, without the password they are out of luck.&nbsp; As an extra layer of security, many encrypted USB drives have a feature that disables the device and\/or deletes its contents after a certain number of failed log-in attempts.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span>\n\nFor this reason alone, the use of encrypted USBs should be made part of any&nbsp;organisation\u2019s&nbsp;data protection&nbsp;program.\n\nPhysical security\n\nEncrypted USB\u2019s also tend to offer greater physical security than a standard&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/technology\/usb-flash-drives\">usb flash drive<\/a>.&nbsp; Made of strong, hardy materials, they are tamper-proof and resistant to brute force attacks\u2026 or even the everyday wear and tear that results from being attached to key rings or bounced around in bags.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span>\n\nAvailable with a range of data sizes, an encrypted USB can safely store your valuable data as effectively as they can withstand being sat on in your back pocket. They&#8217;re far easier to travel with than a backup drive, and often more secure and physically robust.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span>\n\nWith technology such as this now easily available, it makes sense use this extra level of protection, especially for such a&nbsp;high-risk&nbsp;area such as digital information.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-989505d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"989505d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-133151e\" data-id=\"133151e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-beac5c6 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-cos-carousel\" data-id=\"beac5c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"cos-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>No products were found with the applied settings<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class='watch-action'><div class='watch-position align-left'><div class='action-like'><a class='lbg-style3 like-817 jlk' href='javascript:void(0)' data-task='like' data-post_id='817' data-nonce='3c6d52cef8' rel='nofollow'><img class='wti-pixel' src='https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-content\/plugins\/wti-like-post\/images\/pixel.gif' title='Did you find this useful?' \/><span class='lc-817 lc'>0<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class='action-unlike'><a class='unlbg-style3 unlike-817 jlk' href='javascript:void(0)' data-task='unlike' data-post_id='817' data-nonce='3c6d52cef8' rel='nofollow'><img class='wti-pixel' src='https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-content\/plugins\/wti-like-post\/images\/pixel.gif' title='' \/><span class='unlc-817 unlc'>0<\/span><\/a><\/div> <\/div> <div class='status-817 status align-left'><\/div><\/div><div class='wti-clear'><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Small, fast, convenient, and able to carry large amounts of data: USB drives have become almost as essential to modern business as a phone or computer. Yet, the convenience of a USB drive brings with it a barrage of security threats:&nbsp; The size of a USB makes it far too easy to lose (let\u2019s face &#8230; <a title=\"Encrypted USBs: The Best Protection for Your Data\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/cospedia\/encrypted-usbs-the-best-protection-for-your-data\" aria-label=\"Read more about Encrypted USBs: The Best Protection for Your Data\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":818,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,8],"tags":[259,487,464,465,488],"class_list":["post-817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cospedia","category-productivity","tag-data-protection","tag-encrypted-usb-drive","tag-usb","tag-usb-drive","tag-usb-flash-drive"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=817"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/817\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25801,"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/817\/revisions\/25801"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}