Logan G. Harbaugh is a longtime technology journalist with experience reviewing a wide range of IT products. Every week, there are new reports of data breaches at organizations of every type.

USB flash drives, iPods and other portable storage devices are pervasive in the workplace and a real threat. They can introduce viruses or malicious code to the network and be used to store sensitive ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif., " Dec. 1, 2009 " McAfee, Inc. (NYSE: MFE) today challenged companies to re-think their approach to removable media devices. By providing a framework for companies to approach ...

McDonalds, Volkswagen and Audi have all recently disclosed that confidential personal information belonging to their customers has been compromised. This is further proof – should we need it – that no ...

As users become increasingly paranoid about the risks posed by removable media, security vendor GuardianEdge has overhauled its product line to lock down portable data. (See GuardianEdge Adds ...

At the recent Cebit trade show, a flurry of vendors touted products with data encryption capabilities. Among them, Symantec unveiled its Endpoint Encryption product in an attempt to lock down data on ...

If you cannot enable encryption for removable drives, you can use the Local Group Policy Editor or Registry Editor to get it done. This guide explains how you can enforce BitLocker drive encryption ...

A better alternative is to protect the contents of a storage device using a reliable encryption utility, making it almost impossible for a third party to access your data files. There are several ways ...