Then there was a bit of a backlash in government circles, with some agencies gluing their USB ports closed to prevent unauthorized devices from connecting because the drives offer a window for malware to enter networks. In recent years removable media has been at the center of major security events, as a vehicle of infection for the infamous Stuxnet worm and as a data exfiltration vector associated with the Flame virus. The combination extends ClevX DriveSecurity powered by ESET\u2019s proactive portable anti-malware technology to Kingston\u2019s DataTraveler 4000 and DataTraveler Vault Privacy secure USB flash drives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Today, flash drives are just as convenient as when they were first released, but many also contain high levels of security, which has helped bring them back into government.<\/p>\n
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\u201cPeople often carry sensitive personal files on their USB drives, and they often don\u2019t realize that their drive can be infected when plugged into a computer, and then that infection can be transferred to other machines. Together with Kingston and ClevX, we can offer a solution which keeps the contents of USB flash drives safe and malware-free and prevents malware from spreading via removable media.”<\/p>\n
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