Sunbury-on-Thames - December 5, 2011 -- Kingston Digital Europe Ltd, an affiliate of Kingston Technology Company Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, reveals best practices and the risks associated with a lack of security policies in organisations using USB Flash drives containing confidential corporate data.
"Data is the DNA of any company and as such, must be protected at all times and handled cautiously and wisely," said Jim Selby, European Product Marketing Manager at Kingston Technology. "Data on USB devices should be secured and policies implemented to ensure the information is safeguarded, stored, downloaded, and shared with only authorised parties. Failure to do so exposes a company to a host of negative consequences including non-compliance, fines, financial loss and lack of customer confidence and trust."
Based on Kingston's extensive market experience and customer feedback, the company identified the top best practices that organisations should follow to protect confidential data. In the current economic climate, it's even more important that companies foster a greater understanding of USB security among their staff and put the correct policy in place to ensure they are not the next ones making the headlines.
The best time to develop an encrypted USB plan is before you need to prove you had one - incorporate secure USB Flash drives and policies into your organisation's overall security strategy.
