A US survey of 370 IT professionals has confirmed USB data sticks (so-called “thumb drives”) as the greatest security concern, posing a very serious threat to sensitive corporate data. 80% of respondents admitted that their companies had no effective controls in place and just 8.6% of respondents’ companies had total bans on such devices.
“Thumb drives are becoming increasingly difficult to identify as many are taking on disguises such as watches, small Star Wars figurines, key fobs etc.” comments David Cresswell of ARC. For information on how to manage this growing threat contact David.
