4 Reasons Why a Protected USB is Secure

A protected USB is one that safeguards company, business, or personal data from those who are not authorized to access it. It should have a strong password authentication, data encryption, and be controllable from a central control management system. These features are a must if a drive is to be considered a protected USB. Otherwise the data the drive contains is vulnerable to attack, theft, and exploitation. These risks are all reduced when using a protected USB to store your company, business, or personal data.

Mobile Data is Safeguarded with a Protected USB

With the need for mobile data increasing the need for a protected USB increases also. If a drive is stolen, and the drive doesn’t have a strong password authentication process, then it is vulnerable. A protected USB will feature a strong password authentication process that will lock down the drive should a number of accessing attempts fail. This will prevent a password breaking program to be used to gain access to the data stored on the drive. The protected USB which features a strong password authentication process will lock down after a few failed attempts, and prevent access to the data stored on the drive. Drives used to stored mobile data are particularly vulnerable to this kind of attack.

The protected USB drive that SanDisk Enterprise offers has not only a strong authentication process, but they are able to be locked down if one should become lost or stolen. This is accomplished with central control management software which must authentication the drive before anyone can access its data. This is a great feature of a protected USB used by salespeople who must transport data to presentations, and sales calls. Before the data on the protected USB drive can be accessed the user is authenticated via the internet, and if they are unable to produce the correct password the drive is rendered useless.

A Protected USB Drive Reduces the Risk of Data Theft

Using any thing other then a protected USB drive only increases the chances of data thief if the drive falls into the wrong hands. You can be sure that a lot of thieves are just looking for the opportunity to gain access to company data, or proprietary information so they can sell, and profit from the theft. A protected USB will stop them dead in their tracks even if they happen to gain access to the drive. SanDisk Enterprise uses data encryption in their protected USB drives which prevents the thief from reading the data even if they should manage to gain access to it. Using a 128 bit algorithm encryption code the data is simply not accessible without the proper keys.
Those companies that use a considerable number of protected USB drives have adopted the central control management software. This software system allows them to control a whole host of drives used out in the field from a single central control server. They can use the software to audit, track, and terminate the drives at will. A protected USB that is managed by such a system can be terminated instantly should it become lost, or stolen. As a result of having a central control management system the data on a protected USB remains secure, and out of the reach of those not authorized to access it. This level of security is necessary for those who use drives to transport, and store important data.

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