USB drives still present an enterprise security risk

Despite the rise of cloud storage, 87 percent of organizations still use USB drives but they are struggling to manage their usage according to a new report. The study from encrypted drive manufacturer Apricorn reveals that 58 percent don't use port control or whitelisting software to manage USB device usage and 26 percent don't use software-based encryption. In addition less than half of organizations (47 percent) require the deployment of encryption for data stored on the USB drive despite an overwhelming 91 percent of employees saying that encrypted USB drives should be mandatory. Less than half of organizations (47 percent)… [Continue Reading]