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Almost any PDA or USB storage device would work. Or a portable hard drive and a copy of Knoppix and you'd be right in business.

The janitor is a bigger threat to most companies data security than hackers. They have physical access. Sweetness. Leave me in an office with PC's and all your data be belonging to me.

You'd think companies never heard of TrueCrypt or PGP. I guess encryption is just too much trouble. It may be for routine documents but certainly an encrypted virtual disk for sensitive docs. Come on, how much time does it really take?

TrueCrypt has a nice feature where it can create hidden volumes inside a partition that looks like garbage data to anyone scanning it. Only you know it's even there. So you could give up the password to the main partition and the hidden partition is still your secret.
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Podslurping Misnomer  alcedes | 02/15/06
Well, like pod casting, it will probably stick.  DonnieBoy | 02/15/06
yup, USB keys..  5th Limb in the Kisser | 02/15/06
Thinking only about yourself  Loverock Davidson | 02/15/06
I don't know about you guys/gals but there is no  Laff | 02/15/06
The business?  Loverock Davidson | 02/15/06
Boo hoo, Apple is doing too well.  nomorems | 02/15/06
It's BECAUSE Apple is doing too well  NonZealot | 02/15/06
I agree, but...  alcedes | 02/16/06
This isn't even about storage devices  voska | 02/15/06
File System Security  alcedes | 02/16/06
Beware the 'pod slurping' employee  Loverock Davidson | 02/15/06
iPod getting a bad rap  Chad_z | 02/15/06
And iPods are allowed at work because... ???  James T. Kirk | 02/15/06
I'm listening to my 30 gig iPod Video right now at work.  Laff | 02/15/06
But can you connect to a computer  voska | 02/15/06
Here is the strange part.....I'm the Mac guy in my IT shop  Laff | 02/15/06
And?  James T. Kirk | 02/15/06
Yes good for me....:)  Laff | 02/15/06
great point  5th Limb in the Kisser | 02/15/06
They are at my workplace  Loverock Davidson | 02/15/06
Depends where you work  doh123 | 02/15/06
Scary  OhMyGosh | 02/15/06
Even better  voska | 02/15/06
Did you work at our company?  John Zern | 02/15/06
Reality check please!  heystoopid | 02/15/06
Very easy to fix.  osreinstall | 02/15/06
Very easy to fix.  InfoSponge3000 | 02/16/06
Why are they at Work?  jpr75_z | 02/15/06
Actually I find listening to music inspires me....  Laff | 02/15/06
Some people CAN do more than one thing at once...  BitTwiddler | 02/16/06
What now? Strip searches at the door?  Rincon Bikerider | 02/16/06
Pod Slurping  matthew@... | 10/31/06

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