Government ID, Smart Cards, Identification and Authentication

Episode 51: Securing portable memory devices

Monday, April 5, 2010

USB drives and other forms of external memory don’t mean much to most people, insert, download files and move on. But if an individual is storing personal information, or worse yet other people’s personal information, it can be a problem if these devices are lost or stolen. Regarding ID Editor Zack Martin talks with Neville Pattinson, vice president of government affairs and business development at Gemalto North America, about some of the concerns surrounding these memory sticks and some of the precautions organizations can take.



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