[BFix] OT geek help

[Craig Schaefer]

Then you'd be better off not carrying sensitive company data around. 
There's nothing you could do to the device that can't be hacked if the crook 
was stubborn enough.
Whether or not the partition was encrypted, the fact that the partition 
exists would be visible and might make hacking it a challenge.
When I'm not wishing I was putting my Bronco together, I am a Database 
Administrator.


Craig
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Bowlin" <m.bowlin at mchsi.com>
To: "'Craig Schaefer'" <craig.schaefer at verizon.net>; "'BRONCOFIX'" 
<mail at broncofix.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 8:08 PM
Subject: RE: [BFix] OT geek help


> The protection is for if I lose my drive so no one can pick up my drive
> and possibly steal ideas. Not so much for viral infection type stuff.
> Worst case I have to protect the entire drive but it would be nice to
> have simple access to things I don't care if people see such as music,
> pictures, homework ect.....
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Craig Schaefer [mailto:craig.schaefer at verizon.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 7:42 PM
> To: Mike Bowlin; BRONCOFIX
> Subject: Re: [BFix] OT geek help
>
> If you were on our network, you wouldn't be allowed to plug in a USB
> drive
> on your work computer.   Not that no one does it, but 'officially' it's
> a
> no-no.  There's no way to verify what is on the drive before it gets a
> chance to infect your machine.   Your best bet for keeping work/home
> separated is to have TWO devices and don't mix the data on them.   I am
> not
> aware of a way to partition a thumb drive, but then, I haven't thought
> to
> try it before now.......
>
>
> CraigS
> Gresham, OR
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mike Bowlin" <m.bowlin at mchsi.com>
> To: "BRONCOFIX" <mail at broncofix.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 7:24 PM
> Subject: [BFix] OT geek help
>
>
>> Just ordered a new 8gb sandisk titanium USB drive. Confidentiality is
> a
>> huge thing at my new job and I can not load anything on my USB drive
>> unless the drive is protected. Question is can I divide the drive into
> 2
>> separate drives, 1 for work and 1 for personal use, and then use some
>> privacy protection on just the work half? Second question is what is a
>> great privacy/encryption program that is not too cumbersome to use?
>> Final question is have any of you used the U3 software that comes with
>> the new drives, good? Bad? Or should I just wipe it?
>>
>> Many thanks
>>    Mike B
>>
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