The security of USB flash drives has become a necessity as a great number of users have been shifting over to digital documentation instead of paper documents and prefer to carry their confidential information from one place to another, without having to be over loaded with large piles of papers.
For the same purpose, they use portable hard drives to take their data from place to another, which is something that has-at one place proven to be highly convenient to them but at the same time, has become more prone to lost, theft or accidental misplacement. It has been recorded that about 80% privacy breaches happened just because of lost or stolen flash drives.
Now, to decide which level of security should be deployed to your portable device, the sensitivity level of the data stored in it should be taken into consideration. For example, if you are carrying your trade secrets and financial records in your flash drives, it is advisable that you should get your files encrypted before they fall into wrong hands. Similarly, if you just want to move some of your personal files like your favorite movies and family pictures, then password protecting your USB drive can fairly prevent your data from being accessed by unauthorized users.
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