USB Stick data protection
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I borrowed my other half's USB memory stick tonight and noticed she has quite alot of sensitive data on it (she uses it at work and she works in a school). If she lost this it could be very serious as the data isn't encrypted in any way at all. Googling for ways to fix this brought up way too many results, so I figured I'd ask here (so I get informed/expert opinion rather than the usual internet junk) if there's one in particular you'd recommend. It needs to be able to be used in any PC without any install on that machine as she doesn't have those privileges on the computers at work - they're all Windows 2000 / XP. Preferably free, or cheap!
Dave
BTW, in software, hope and pray is not a viable strategy. (Luc Pattyn)
Visual Basic is not used by normal people so we're not covering it here. (Uncyclopedia)Sandisk Cruzer 8GB with password protection and readyboost for vista (if you have it!) http://www.amazon.co.uk/SanDisk-Cruzer-Micro-Readyboost-Flash/dp/B000VBPOKY[^]
---Guy H ;-)---
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I borrowed my other half's USB memory stick tonight and noticed she has quite alot of sensitive data on it (she uses it at work and she works in a school). If she lost this it could be very serious as the data isn't encrypted in any way at all. Googling for ways to fix this brought up way too many results, so I figured I'd ask here (so I get informed/expert opinion rather than the usual internet junk) if there's one in particular you'd recommend. It needs to be able to be used in any PC without any install on that machine as she doesn't have those privileges on the computers at work - they're all Windows 2000 / XP. Preferably free, or cheap!
Dave
BTW, in software, hope and pray is not a viable strategy. (Luc Pattyn)
Visual Basic is not used by normal people so we're not covering it here. (Uncyclopedia)Use FreeOTFE. Free, works in "installed" and "traveler" mode, crypts using a wide choice of encryption algorithms. The cripted volume appears as a file on the USB device, and it is mounted as a regular volume once the correct passphrase has been provided.
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My usb stick is a U3 stick - and has encryption 'built in' - I don't know what is required on the client machine (it's always 'just worked' for me - including at schools) Might be worth an investigation...
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U3 won't work at the college I work at. We've blocked it from running on our computers. The virtual cd-rom behavior is letting students install and run unapproved software...and students keep accidently infecting our lab computers with that Antivirus 2009 virus when they stick their infected thumb drives into our computers. Not sure what all the issues are with U3. Since I'm the programming department I've only overhear the complaints from the network support people.
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Don't think so as it's user account based - and obviously she has a different account at work than home.
Dave
BTW, in software, hope and pray is not a viable strategy. (Luc Pattyn)
Visual Basic is not used by normal people so we're not covering it here. (Uncyclopedia)I think it's possible to export the certificate with private key and then import it onto other machines. Not sure how to tell the other machine to use that to encrypt new stuff though rather than the cert that was generated there locally, and it'd probably just end up getting confusing. Not sure if it needs admin rights or not.
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I borrowed my other half's USB memory stick tonight and noticed she has quite alot of sensitive data on it (she uses it at work and she works in a school). If she lost this it could be very serious as the data isn't encrypted in any way at all. Googling for ways to fix this brought up way too many results, so I figured I'd ask here (so I get informed/expert opinion rather than the usual internet junk) if there's one in particular you'd recommend. It needs to be able to be used in any PC without any install on that machine as she doesn't have those privileges on the computers at work - they're all Windows 2000 / XP. Preferably free, or cheap!
Dave
BTW, in software, hope and pray is not a viable strategy. (Luc Pattyn)
Visual Basic is not used by normal people so we're not covering it here. (Uncyclopedia)I think TrueCrypt can run directly without needing installation. It'll mount the encrypted volume as a separate drive letter. Think it works without admin but not 100% certain.
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U3 won't work at the college I work at. We've blocked it from running on our computers. The virtual cd-rom behavior is letting students install and run unapproved software...and students keep accidently infecting our lab computers with that Antivirus 2009 virus when they stick their infected thumb drives into our computers. Not sure what all the issues are with U3. Since I'm the programming department I've only overhear the complaints from the network support people.
yeah - always a problem as if you have infected stuff from your U3 it will run on the Pc and potentially infect it. that's why, at eh uni I went to, all the PCs wiped the hard drive on each login - so boot from server image of vista, and used the C: drive for the bare essentials. it is almost impossible to infect (as there's nothing left on C to be infected after each boot) and the network images are all write protected. don't really know why all public systems like schools and unis don't do it, really.
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I borrowed my other half's USB memory stick tonight and noticed she has quite alot of sensitive data on it (she uses it at work and she works in a school). If she lost this it could be very serious as the data isn't encrypted in any way at all. Googling for ways to fix this brought up way too many results, so I figured I'd ask here (so I get informed/expert opinion rather than the usual internet junk) if there's one in particular you'd recommend. It needs to be able to be used in any PC without any install on that machine as she doesn't have those privileges on the computers at work - they're all Windows 2000 / XP. Preferably free, or cheap!
Dave
BTW, in software, hope and pray is not a viable strategy. (Luc Pattyn)
Visual Basic is not used by normal people so we're not covering it here. (Uncyclopedia)Perhaps not directly related, as it's not cheap or free, but rather spendy. Has anyone had experience with Ironkey drives? They have hardware encryption. I've considered having one low capacity Ironkey and scrap all my other cheap ones. Easier to keep track of one, and I'd like it to be secure, and dependable. It seems for most data uses a 1 or 2 gig drive is enough.
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I borrowed my other half's USB memory stick tonight and noticed she has quite alot of sensitive data on it (she uses it at work and she works in a school). If she lost this it could be very serious as the data isn't encrypted in any way at all. Googling for ways to fix this brought up way too many results, so I figured I'd ask here (so I get informed/expert opinion rather than the usual internet junk) if there's one in particular you'd recommend. It needs to be able to be used in any PC without any install on that machine as she doesn't have those privileges on the computers at work - they're all Windows 2000 / XP. Preferably free, or cheap!
Dave
BTW, in software, hope and pray is not a viable strategy. (Luc Pattyn)
Visual Basic is not used by normal people so we're not covering it here. (Uncyclopedia) -
I borrowed my other half's USB memory stick tonight and noticed she has quite alot of sensitive data on it (she uses it at work and she works in a school). If she lost this it could be very serious as the data isn't encrypted in any way at all. Googling for ways to fix this brought up way too many results, so I figured I'd ask here (so I get informed/expert opinion rather than the usual internet junk) if there's one in particular you'd recommend. It needs to be able to be used in any PC without any install on that machine as she doesn't have those privileges on the computers at work - they're all Windows 2000 / XP. Preferably free, or cheap!
Dave
BTW, in software, hope and pray is not a viable strategy. (Luc Pattyn)
Visual Basic is not used by normal people so we're not covering it here. (Uncyclopedia)Use WinRAR Unplugged. It's portable and provides encryption. You still have to compress and decompress the files though, and delete them when they're not being used.
My GUID: ca2262a7-0026-4830-a0b3-fe5d66c4eb1d :) Now I can Google this value and find all my Code Project posts!
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Unfortunately it requires installing on any machine, or admin privileges to use in 'traveler mode'. Thanks anyway :rose:
Dave
BTW, in software, hope and pray is not a viable strategy. (Luc Pattyn)
Visual Basic is not used by normal people so we're not covering it here. (Uncyclopedia) -
I borrowed my other half's USB memory stick tonight and noticed she has quite alot of sensitive data on it (she uses it at work and she works in a school). If she lost this it could be very serious as the data isn't encrypted in any way at all. Googling for ways to fix this brought up way too many results, so I figured I'd ask here (so I get informed/expert opinion rather than the usual internet junk) if there's one in particular you'd recommend. It needs to be able to be used in any PC without any install on that machine as she doesn't have those privileges on the computers at work - they're all Windows 2000 / XP. Preferably free, or cheap!
Dave
BTW, in software, hope and pray is not a viable strategy. (Luc Pattyn)
Visual Basic is not used by normal people so we're not covering it here. (Uncyclopedia) -
I borrowed my other half's USB memory stick tonight and noticed she has quite alot of sensitive data on it (she uses it at work and she works in a school). If she lost this it could be very serious as the data isn't encrypted in any way at all. Googling for ways to fix this brought up way too many results, so I figured I'd ask here (so I get informed/expert opinion rather than the usual internet junk) if there's one in particular you'd recommend. It needs to be able to be used in any PC without any install on that machine as she doesn't have those privileges on the computers at work - they're all Windows 2000 / XP. Preferably free, or cheap!
Dave
BTW, in software, hope and pray is not a viable strategy. (Luc Pattyn)
Visual Basic is not used by normal people so we're not covering it here. (Uncyclopedia)Try using Memorex Portable Vault. This program runs from the Drive and allows you to store data outside the vault on the regular Drive. You only put the data you want encrypted in the vault.
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Unfortunately not. I can password protect a windows created zip using xp but new files added don't seem to require the password to be entered - only ones that were present when the password was applied - wierd!
Dave
BTW, in software, hope and pray is not a viable strategy. (Luc Pattyn)
Visual Basic is not used by normal people so we're not covering it here. (Uncyclopedia)Yeah, I just tested this. Zip is definitely not the way to go if you want to relly protect your data. It seems like only files themselves are password protected (not the zip file itself or folders inside it) and they are protected individually. So, every time you add a new document you need to remember to protect it. Worse yet, the password only blocks you from opening the file. Anyone can browse your zip and see the names of all the documents. Plus they can delete or overwrite the documents without requiring a password. Augh! Also, with all the zip password cracking software on the net (I really don't know if they are any good or not) it suggests to me that zip password protection isn't the strongest stuff out there. I've heard that TrueCrypt is pretty good and, as someone suggested above, they have a mobile version.
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I borrowed my other half's USB memory stick tonight and noticed she has quite alot of sensitive data on it (she uses it at work and she works in a school). If she lost this it could be very serious as the data isn't encrypted in any way at all. Googling for ways to fix this brought up way too many results, so I figured I'd ask here (so I get informed/expert opinion rather than the usual internet junk) if there's one in particular you'd recommend. It needs to be able to be used in any PC without any install on that machine as she doesn't have those privileges on the computers at work - they're all Windows 2000 / XP. Preferably free, or cheap!
Dave
BTW, in software, hope and pray is not a viable strategy. (Luc Pattyn)
Visual Basic is not used by normal people so we're not covering it here. (Uncyclopedia)I travel to different countries quite a bit, and never know what hardware I'll be working on, so I mostly just zip or rar the good stuff, and use WinZip or WinRar encryption with a password.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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That's one of the best of its kind. I was going to recommend IronKey, but I'm also unsure of client-side requirements. (I've only used them on machines I have full access to.) Some I found on search that *may* work right and without admin access: Omziff portable encryption http://www.xtort.net/xtort-software/omziff/ [^] Rohos Minidrive says it creates a "hidden and encrypted" partition, and comes with a tool to access it without administrative rights. I don't know its crypto credentials, but I know it won't need admin to run. Look into it. http://www.rohos.com/free-encryption/[^]
Just tried the Rohos Mini Drive. Seems to work pretty much perfectly. It says it doesn't need admin - I'll have to test that tonight at home as all the work PCs(XP) run using the Administrator account :wtf: Thanks :) and from my Mrs :rose: :thumbsup:
Dave
BTW, in software, hope and pray is not a viable strategy. (Luc Pattyn)
Visual Basic is not used by normal people so we're not covering it here. (Uncyclopedia) -
I borrowed my other half's USB memory stick tonight and noticed she has quite alot of sensitive data on it (she uses it at work and she works in a school). If she lost this it could be very serious as the data isn't encrypted in any way at all. Googling for ways to fix this brought up way too many results, so I figured I'd ask here (so I get informed/expert opinion rather than the usual internet junk) if there's one in particular you'd recommend. It needs to be able to be used in any PC without any install on that machine as she doesn't have those privileges on the computers at work - they're all Windows 2000 / XP. Preferably free, or cheap!
Dave
BTW, in software, hope and pray is not a viable strategy. (Luc Pattyn)
Visual Basic is not used by normal people so we're not covering it here. (Uncyclopedia)Check this out http://www.truecrypt.org/downloads.php. It's free and can be green and you just run it from your USB stick without installation. I've used for a while and very happy with it.
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I borrowed my other half's USB memory stick tonight and noticed she has quite alot of sensitive data on it (she uses it at work and she works in a school). If she lost this it could be very serious as the data isn't encrypted in any way at all. Googling for ways to fix this brought up way too many results, so I figured I'd ask here (so I get informed/expert opinion rather than the usual internet junk) if there's one in particular you'd recommend. It needs to be able to be used in any PC without any install on that machine as she doesn't have those privileges on the computers at work - they're all Windows 2000 / XP. Preferably free, or cheap!
Dave
BTW, in software, hope and pray is not a viable strategy. (Luc Pattyn)
Visual Basic is not used by normal people so we're not covering it here. (Uncyclopedia)You can use TrueCrypt (http://www.truecrypt.org/). It's free and you can use it as a portable program in a removable storage such a USB memory stick.
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Just tried the Rohos Mini Drive. Seems to work pretty much perfectly. It says it doesn't need admin - I'll have to test that tonight at home as all the work PCs(XP) run using the Administrator account :wtf: Thanks :) and from my Mrs :rose: :thumbsup:
Dave
BTW, in software, hope and pray is not a viable strategy. (Luc Pattyn)
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Check this out http://www.truecrypt.org/downloads.php. It's free and can be green and you just run it from your USB stick without installation. I've used for a while and very happy with it.
To run it in 'Traveler Mode' (without install) requires that you're logged on as an administrator unfortunately. You can run it without admin if it's already installed on the system. The school will not install any software and no-one is allowed to run with admin privileges.
Dave
BTW, in software, hope and pray is not a viable strategy. (Luc Pattyn)
Visual Basic is not used by normal people so we're not covering it here. (Uncyclopedia) -
TrueCrypt has a portable version that runs directly from the USB and will probably be your best option.
Needs install or admin so no go unfortunately.
Dave
BTW, in software, hope and pray is not a viable strategy. (Luc Pattyn)
Visual Basic is not used by normal people so we're not covering it here. (Uncyclopedia)