Anonymous

Singapore

FW Engineer

As usual security reports highlitgh the wrong issue (so that they can attract more readers thanks to "iPod" being in the title)

Anyway, just as banning cameras on site is not going to ensure security, putting focus on USB drives is not going to help companies either.

Focusing on "cameras" hides the fact that these companies should instead focus on not having their trade/manufacturing secrets in plain sight.

Just the same way, companies should focus on protecting sensible information on their networks rather than focus on USB ports: either the person has access to sensitive info or not (Ed note. But what if it is sensitive data they need to see on a day to day basis, such as a salesperson working with a database of sales leads? Your assumption is that untrustworthy people would only covet areas of the network they should reasonably be denied access to, which is wrong. By stopping that person bringing in large personal storage devices you at least limit the liability.); if the person has access, the info can get out of the system one way or another; the USB drive just makes it easier than using DVDs, CDs, floppies, paper or good old memory.