I got a similar response to the effect of NDA when I
asked about IronKey
functionality for simple obvious things like
passphrase length valid
characters. In the end they were very helpful gave
good answers to my questions.
IronKey sounds good an paper vs. anything else
currently out. When
Took delivery of 2 Corsair 2GB flash drives yesterday. Dang! These things
are much smaller than my 2004 Crucial Gizmo 256MB (and it is pretty small)
FD. These Corsair FDs are labled Voyager and come with a neat
rubber-like covering (blue/black) that has a better 'grip-quotient' than
the
Glad to hear, looks like a nice stick.
I just ordered another San Disk Titanium to replace the one I lost. I
really love the ability to slide the USB connector back into the case to
keep it out of harm's way and I'm always losing the end caps that normally
come with USB keys.
Brian,
I did think about the slice back inside feature. In the end, I decided
this was another mechanical improvement I could do without. I accept the
keep track of the cap business. Have not misplaced/lost a cap yet. I do
not travel as much as you. If I misplace a cap, it is in the house
Don't forget drives are 1,000,000 bytes per gig, and files and Windows
report a gig as 1,073,741,824 bytes.. :)
Both ended up at 1.918GB free space. I do not have any tools
to look for hidden partitions so I'll just write off the 82MB difference
as mfg. tolerance at this point. :)
Whoops, left out a set of zeroes.
1,000,000,000 is what I was supposed to type. :)
Don't forget drives are 1,000,000 bytes per gig, and files and Windows
report a gig as 1,073,741,824 bytes.. :)
Both ended up at 1.918GB free space. I do not have any tools
to look for hidden
Yes, John,
That subtle thought did occur to me! So, far, so good. The Corsair
Voyager is a good choice.
Best,
Duncan
At 13:42 03/04/2008 -0800, you wrote:
Don't forget drives are 1,000,000 bytes per gig, and files and Windows
report a gig as 1,073,741,824 bytes.. :)
Both ended up at
Yea, whatever... I got it!
Best,
Duncan
At 13:52 03/04/2008 -0800, you wrote:
Whoops, left out a set of zeroes.
1,000,000,000 is what I was supposed to type. :)
snip
respects, anyway, the projects were
cool) and it sounds like I'd be glad not to be corporate, too.
- Original Message -
From: Chris Reeves [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 9:46 PM
Subject: Re: [H] Flash drive(s)
Eh. Part of it is what
At 01:26 PM 03/03/2008, Ben Ruset wrote:
Would you want your personal info on a computer that would be easy
for someone to copy data onto a USB disk and walk out undetected?
Of course, no one could ever write down said personal information on
a piece of paper. :)
T
Would you want your personal info on a computer that would be easy for
someone to copy data onto a USB disk and walk out undetected?
Anthony Q. Martin wrote:
The corporate world of today sounds much like the defence industry of
the 90s. I worked in aerospoce in an evironment where everything
Well, it's easy to throw a brick through your window, but you still lock
your front door, right?
Thane Sherrington wrote:
At 01:26 PM 03/03/2008, Ben Ruset wrote:
Would you want your personal info on a computer that would be easy for
someone to copy data onto a USB disk and walk out
At 02:11 PM 03/03/2008, Ben Ruset wrote:
Well, it's easy to throw a brick through your window, but you still
lock your front door, right?
Yes, and it's pretty silly to do that too. Of course, neither are
done to protect one's self from unscrupulous people. It is to
protect against the
Computer World Magazine just posted an article reviewing 7 secure USB
drives from major manufacturers. Some funny and sad stuff in there,
especially what sort of gimmicks these vendors put in to try and make their
drives secure. In the end they chose IronKey, but really putting free and
open
I will soon receive several new USB 2GB flash drives (Crucial and Corsair).
They are all newest(?) technology, I believe. I suspect they may arrive
pre-formatted with stuff (programs) I may not wish or need to
use. Looking for the collectives thoughts here. :)
Should I immediately
Some people think U3 drives are a security risk, and they are starting to be
blocked certain places? from being allowed to run their programs.
Rick Glazier
From: DHSinclair
I will soon receive several new USB 2GB flash drives (Crucial and
If there's stuff on the drive that you don't want or need, then by all
means format it. It shouldn't be required to use the drive as a basic
USB disk.
DHSinclair wrote:
I will soon receive several new USB 2GB flash drives (Crucial and
Corsair). They are all newest(?) technology, I believe. I
-
From: Rick Glazier [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2008 16:47:21
To:hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Subject: Re: [H] Flash drive(s)
Some people think U3 drives are a security risk, and they are starting to be
blocked certain places? from being allowed to run their programs
Thanks Rick,
You brought up the U3 business again. Can you expand on this?
Best,
Duncan
At 16:47 03/02/2008 -0500, Rick wrote:
Some people think U3 drives are a security risk, and they are starting to be
blocked certain places? from being allowed to run their programs.
No, he's saying that he has a lot of clients that block the use of USB
disks.
DHSinclair wrote:
Chris,
Care to expand on last send? Don't understand Is this about old
floppy drives?
Best,
Duncan
Thanks Ben,
Plan to treat the new FDs the same way as the old one. I am not worried
about any warranty implications.regarding what might be
pre-recorded. :)
I suspect I am seeking info about this U3 business.
Best,
Duncan
At 17:23 03/02/2008 -0500, you wrote:
If there's stuff on the
IF they are U3 drives, the U3 people have always stated you NEED to use their
un-install program to remove the auto-mounting of the emulated CD-ROM drive.
(Don't know for sure as I never removed any of mine.)
Rick Glazier
From: Ben Ruset
If there's
Thanks Ben! I was not aware of this, other than just shutting down USB (on
current HDW).
I thought that USB was now a default protocol. Hmm.?
Best,
Duncan
At 17:44 03/02/2008 -0500, you wrote:
No, he's saying that he has a lot of clients that block the use of USB disks.
DHSinclair
Not sure if it has been explained yet, but a lot of modern USB sticks come
with U3. This is sort of useful in that it will autolaunch programs and
stuff when you stick the key in. But I just see it as one huge security
risk and on machines where you aren't admin it can have problems working
Thanks Rick,
I'll read up on this U3 business. Still have a few days. :)
Best,
Duncan
At 17:51 03/02/2008 -0500, you wrote:
IF they are U3 drives, the U3 people have always stated you NEED to use their
un-install program to remove the auto-mounting of the emulated CD-ROM drive.
(Don't
Brian,
Thank you very much. I believe I now have at least the basics to figure
this small new problem out.
Yes, I do NOT wish any of the new FDs to auto-boot anything. I wish for
them to be (appear) as just another removable drive in whatever computer
they get plugged into. I am off to
Ben,
Nice. Really nice! Is there some reason the power's-that-be did
this? NO! Don't even hazard a guess! Will get tools, will live on. Not
yet ready to play with Group Policy business, yet. I've learned that GP
is really big mana and that I am not 'read' enough to play there. Fine. I
At 03:16 PM 3/2/2008, you wrote:
Brian,
Thank you very much. I believe I now have at least the basics to
figure this small new problem out.
Yes, I do NOT wish any of the new FDs to auto-boot anything. I
wish for them to be (appear) as just another removable drive
I think it is very unlikely
Security. If you were using a workstation that had access to government
secrets, health records, financial records, etc., the powers that be
would want to ensure that a rogue worker would not come in and copy that
information into a small, easily concealed flash drive and walk off with
secret
Or one would hope that was the situation.
-
Brian Weeden
Technical Consultant
Secure World Foundation
On Sun, Mar 2, 2008 at 7:35 PM, Ben Ruset [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Security. If you were using a workstation that had access to government
secrets, health records, financial records,
See Brians message. Sun, 2 Mar 2008 14:58:43 -0800 (PST)
It has the link and confirms things I said eariler.
Rick Glazier
From: DHSinclair
To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 5:45 PM
Subject: Re: [H] Flash drive(s)
Thanks Rick,
You
PM
Subject: Re: [H] Flash drive(s)
Thanks Rick,
I'll read up on this U3 business. Still have a few days. :)
Best,
Duncan
Winterlight,
Thanks for that info. I was hoping that none of the new devices would be
harnessed with U3, but it has been some time since I've spent money on
new tech (mostly old replacement stuff). Am happy to read that I might
beat this latest trend. I will wait and see. At worst, I'll
Well, security is only as good as the policies that the organization
decides on, the technology used, and the skill of the people
implementing them.
Brian Weeden wrote:
Or one would hope that was the situation.
-
Brian Weeden
Technical Consultant
Secure World Foundation
Ben,
Thanks. I do comprehend the gov't connection. It does make much
sense. Fortunately, I do not do any gov't work anymore. But, I am
sensitive to those that do. Gov't security is only limited to my past
personal records/business. Yes; the stuff of all future phishing
attacks. That
Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 5:45 PM
Subject: Re: [H] Flash drive(s)
Thanks Rick,
You brought up the U3 business again. Can you expand on this?
Brian,
Where is the straight ahead sw routine to kill/remove the U3 business??
From your link all I get is a webpage that try's to lame me about what I
plan to do
(kill any U3 on the flash drive). One of those, Are you really sure you
want to do this?
Well, YES. I am sure. Why else did I
Brian,
I am very thick. I did finally navigate to:
http://www.u3.com/uninstall/uninstall.aspx
Oddly, none of the choices given fit my circumstances.
Nothing to download for local use.
So, I'll just format my new FDs and get on with life.
I will look at anything added to the FDs, and, maybe save
They definitely don't make it easy do they. You have to navigate through 4
different pages each time saying yes, I want to remove this crap from my USB
drive.
On the link you just sent, click No Thanks, Continue will take you to
another page where you can click on the button to download the
Brian,
Thank you.
CHA-CHING! You have this down. I can presume that you have been here more
than a few times before.
Found it, and will use it if necessary. Link filed. Yes, with this many
hoops I know I do not need any of it.
Perhaps I asked an offhand question, but, I received
flash drive into
a desktop and take the entire network shares with you - it raises a red flag on
just why anybody needs access to a floppy/ROM/usb storage device in the first
place. Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2008 19:35:51 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:
hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Flash
PROTECTED] To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H]
Flash drive(s) Security. If you were using a workstation that had access to government secrets, health records, financial records, etc., the powers that be would want to ensure that a
rogue worker would not come in and copy that information
To:hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Subject: Re: [H] Flash drive(s)
so the personal computer is truly dead.
Hayes Elkins wrote:
It's pretty much the standard corporate environment now to have a PC with no
floppy or ROM drive (or access disabled), usb ports turned off (save for
KBM) and PCI slots
- it raises a red flag on just why anybody needs access to a
floppy/ROM/usb storage device in the first place. Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2008
19:35:51 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:
hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Flash drive(s) Security.
If you were using a workstation that had access
desk, call them and meet them at Denny's in the morning with a
crate of their crap.
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From: Anthony Q. Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sun, 02 Mar 2008 21:45:19
To:hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Subject: Re: [H] Flash drive(s)
so the personal
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