Apricorn Report: Employee Use of Non-Encrypted USB Devices Pose Security Concern
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Encrypted USB provider Apricorn’s new report, “The State of USB Data Protection 2019: Employee Spotlight,” found that employees’ use of unsecured USBs pose a security concern to organizational data, according to an article in Security magazine.
From the report: “Although USB drives are used by almost every employee–and USB usage is primarily driven by employee preference–employees begin ignoring security best practices as soon as they get their hands on a USB drive. For evidence, look no further than the device itself: nearly every employee is aware of the importance of using encrypted USB drives, but more than half of them regularly use non-encrypted USB drives. This leaves their
organization–including confidential company, employee and client information–exposed and unprotected.”
Report findings include:
- 58 percent of those surveyed indicated regular use of non-encrypted USB drives.
- 64 percent of organizations have a USB device policy.
- More employees are using non-encrypted USB drives, especially as these are increasingly given away at conferences for free. Fifty-eight percent stated using these devices in 2018, up from 56 percent in 2017.
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