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Monday, 13 June 2005 |
iPods
open backdoor for data theft
VNUNet.com
- Haarlem,Netherlands
The majority of UK firms are leaving their networks open to malware and
data theft by turning a blind eye to widespread employee use of removable media
devices such as iPods, MP3 players and USB flash drives.
Research published today claims that a staggering two-thirds of IT professionals
who use USB flash drives at work admitted that they did not protect them with
encryption even though they are aware of the associated dangers.
According to the survey of 300 UK IT professionals, most UK organisations have
yet to address the problem of removable media.
The poll found that such devices are being used in 84 per cent of companies and,
on average, a third of employees are using them in the office.
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