| USB hard drive security may not be the first thing that | | | | you have the time and patience to work through the |
| springs to your mind when you're copying files from | | | | things that Windows calls help files but most of the |
| your main computer onto your flash drive. But maybe it | | | | rest of us would consider more as hinderance. |
| should be. After all, if it's so easy to transfer files onto | | | | Or you can get hold of some software that will quickly |
| your USB stick, it's also easy to transfer files back | | | | and easily password protect either some or all your |
| from it. Which is good if it's you that's doing the | | | | files on your flash drive. |
| transferring but a lot less good if you happen to mislay | | | | Whilst there is some free software available, you're |
| your USB pen drive. | | | | never quite sure how well it works or whether the |
| So, what can you do to make your USB hard drive | | | | author has built in some kind of spyware or other |
| more secure? | | | | malware into the application. They probably haven't but |
| Obviously, you can't lock it away in a safe as that | | | | there's always a nagging doubt at the back of your |
| defeats the object of being able to quickly and easily | | | | mind. |
| copy or move files between your computers. | | | | The best choice to my mind is to use a readily |
| But fortunately you can do something similar... | | | | available piece of USB hard drive security software. |
| The best way to protect your USB hard drive and | | | | It's cheap to buy and is a one off purchase, no matter |
| make it more secure is to use password protection. | | | | how many USB drives you use it on. And you've got |
| How you go about this can be difficult - you can get to | | | | the peace of mind that it's been commercially |
| grips with the built-in security in Windows and grant | | | | produced and should be free of any infections or other |
| different permissions to different users. Which is fine if | | | | issues. |