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Following the finding of an unsecured computer memory stick in Leeds carrying the details of 5000 nursery-age children in the Leeds area, with data on the stick including names, addresses, dates of birth and telephone numbers, plus parents’ details, Jason Holloway, regional sales manager Northern Europe for SanDisk commented:
“The fact that this data was on an unsecured USB stick, despite Council guidelines, shows just how important it is to enforce policies with security products.
“Policies alone mean nothing: even the most fastidious users will ignore advice sometimes, just this once, because they’re just trying to be productive. For this type of data, it’s essential to use strong, mandatory encryption that users can’t turn off, or work around.
“In April this year, SanDisk surveyed IT managers and end-users, and 12% of end users reported finding a USB flash drive in a public place. What's more, 55% indicated they would try and view the data on it. So data encryption is a must-have for USB drives.”
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