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USB security

gengiscant

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Posted May 9, 2010 at 4:17PM

Looking for recommendations for securing a usb drive, an accountant who uses the drives for transporting his clients accounts around has finally realized that securing the drives might make good business sense.
So I am looking for,either a free or paid for application to either encrypt the whole drive or the folders on it.Simplicity is an absolute must here. With this guy turning on a PC is a technological breakthrough.(perhaps a tad over the top, but hopefully you get my drift)simplicity simplicity.
Thanks Folks.

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Fruit Bat /\0/\

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Posted May 9, 2010 at 4:34PM

True Crypt click here

encrypt all data on the USB drive (Don't ever forget the password)

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Zak

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Posted May 9, 2010 at 4:35PM

Open-source software - free and well thought of and widely used:

click here

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Strawballs

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Posted May 9, 2010 at 4:36PM

That's worrying how does he manage with accountancy software. Most USB sticks come with built in password protection.

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rawprawn

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Posted May 9, 2010 at 4:52PM

click here not free, but used by many large accountancy companies for security.

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Woolwell

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Posted May 9, 2010 at 7:53PM

"Most USB sticks come with built in password protection." Don't think that is the case. Mine don't have built in protection.

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gengiscant

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Posted May 10, 2010 at 9:48AM

Thanks folks. I think it is simpler to buy a USB drive which has the ability to encrypt built in to it.

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LANDCRUISER

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Posted May 10, 2010 at 2:29PM

hi there i saw on QVC the shopping channel they were just the thing you looking for it encrypt & you had to put in a password to enter you external hard drive app £100 have a look on there web site QVC .com uk,hope this will help

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