Source: ASIS International
In an effort to improve security, Washington state has distributed 150 thumb drives to unit supervisors in the Division of Child Support who manage collections teams in 10 field offices. The state plans to distribute 50 more thumb drives to unit supervisors soon.
Brian Main, the division's data security officer, says the new devices have several features that will help to improve security at the division. For instance, the thumb drives can be integrated with Web-management software that can centrally monitor, configure, and prevent unauthorized access to the devices.
In addition, the thumb drives automatically delete all of their content in the event someone tries to access it 10 times with an incorrect password. The new thumb drives will replace the portable storage devices that were previously used by employees and later recalled by the division. Many of those devices had been purchased by division employees themselves, which caused a number of problems for security personnel. The old storage devices will eventually be destroyed.
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