| The most common approach to secure the networks | | | | the same time they can also be used to upload |
| is putting them behind firewalls and installing anti-virus | | | | malicious code to your computer (either knowingly or |
| programs and filters on the servers as well as on all | | | | unintentionally), or to copy confidential information from |
| client workstations. But securing the network and | | | | your computer and take it away. To prevent such |
| computers only is not sufficient at all, you should also | | | | incidences to happen, you must block USB drives from |
| secure your data from getting leaked and misused. | | | | accessing your computer illegitimately. |
| Imagine what would happen if someone brings his own | | | | Device Block is a data leak prevention software that |
| flash drive or a memory stick and connect it to the | | | | lets you block all the unauthorized USB drives and |
| computer at your office or home? A small sized 2 GB | | | | memory sticks so that no one can steal your data by |
| flash drive is capable of keeping an entire company's | | | | plugging in such devices neither can he upload any |
| essential data. You can imagine that within few | | | | malware or malicious code to your computer. A recent |
| minutes or even seconds that person would have all | | | | study in the U.S. has reported that around 1.8 Billion |
| those files which he needs in order to start up his own | | | | records have been compromised because of |
| business and take all your customers with him. | | | | unauthorized access of USB drives and other such |
| Alternatively, a careless employee can accidentally | | | | portable devices from 2000 to 2009. |
| damage the network with an infected USB drive. | | | | This is because of the fact that it is practically not |
| As an administrator, if you wish to establish at least a | | | | possible to foresee through which channel the next |
| minimum level of security, it is very important that at | | | | data leak will take place; because one doesn't have to |
| first you control which users can connect flash drives | | | | be an administrator to plug in a small USB drive or |
| and other memory sticks to the computer. | | | | thumb drive to the USB port of your computer and |
| Unfortunately, a default Windows XP or Windows | | | | begin copying whatever he wants from your |
| 2000 installation comes with the limitations on who is | | | | computer. Therefore, it is mandatory to block USB |
| able to install and use USB storage media that it only | | | | drives from accessing your computer so that you can |
| distinguishes between whether or not a USB storage | | | | prevent data leak and can also protect corporate |
| device can be installed on a particular computer. | | | | information from getting misused. |
| Portable flash drives are undeniably very useful, but at | | | | |