To combat this, BNC National Bank is implementing new software called IronKey Trusted Access for its business banking customers.

“IronKey utilizes the suggested out-of-band technology by creating a virtualized computer within the customer’s computer that connects directly with the bank”, said Kevin Bocek, vice president of marketing for IronKey.

You can read more at bismarcktribune.com

“The most recent Ponemon institute study on data breaches found that malicious insiders cause 31 percent of all data breaches and the average cost of such a breach is $318 per lost record. A survey conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of Imation found that while 91 percent of companies allow removable storage devices on their networks, only 34 percent enforce encryption policies. ”

You can read the full press release over at marketwatch.com

The survey found that in the last 2 years:

37 percent of participants had accidentally exposed corporate data through loss or theft of removable devices.
Only 9 percent have a company policy not allowing the use of unsecure portable devices.

On a more positive note, 81 percent have a policy stating that corporate data on removable drives must be encrypted. However only 1/3 actually enforce that policy.

You can read more over at securitywatch.pcmag.com

The best way to secure your data on the go is to use an IronKey. You can browse our range here.

Arthur Wong, CEO of IronKey said,

“We are very proud to receive this recognition from SC Magazine and their panel of experts.”

“We solidified our leadership in online banking security in 2011 by combining multiple layers of security into a single solution and winning at least one new banking customer every week. Now we are taking our expertise into the enterprise sector, helping every enterprise secure access to public and private clouds.”

You can read more over at ironkey.com

The report said:

“IT decision-makers still view the security capabilities of cloud and mobile technologies as immature and believe that adopting such technologies will present a challenge – at least in the near term – to the enterprise’s security and compliance posture”

IronKey has introduced its Trusted Access Enterprise Service which offers a reliable network, a safe virtual workspace along with cloud-based management of security policy. This solution addresses these security issues.

You can read more over at infosecurity-magazine.com

When you combine this with research from a Ponemon Institute study which found 3/4 organisations had suffered data loss due to negligence you can see the extent of the problems associated with moving data around on unsecured devices.

You can read more over at PCMag.com

For a secure solution to moving your data around use an IronKey.

Whilst there is opposition from businesses that believe the changes will go too far security experts believe it should have even more power.

You can read more over at smh.com.au

If you’re going to use USB devices in a work environment you want to use an IronKey. The IronKey encrypts data on the device keeping your information safe.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Health System, which has about 1,700 employees uses IronKey.

You can read more over at pcworld.com

Mr Wong said,

“Think your anti-virus or firewall will keep you safe? Unfortunately, over 75% of crimeware attacks go undetected by the best anti-malware software.  Today’s crimeware changes so fast that it evades anti-virus and firewalls, countermeasures that depend on having seen the threat before. New threats slip past undetected.”

You can read more over at forbes.com

They’re doing this to prevent cyber attacks by keeping an eye out for any overly large volumes of traffic being transferred.

You can read more over at theage.com.au