Security issues on USB Flash Pen Drives?

[Mountain Goat]

Amazon UK are flogging 2Gb flash drives for between 6 - 8 quid.

Is there any way of password-protecting these gadgets? We use ours the whole time, really useful, but not exactly thrilled about anyone picking one up and browsing through the contents - they're easy to forget and leave lying around.

Or does that mean paying a lot more?

MG

[Big Sis..]

Hi Mg...off topic sortof but workshoppy hopefully...

Was it you who had bad problems getting Norton uninstalled ...my really really clever fwend Lorna is beside herself at the moment...[and Im beside her so theres not a lot of room]

I said Id try to find out what happened maybe you or GG could give me the link ....Her computers gone all unneccessary now

[Mountain Goat]

Ros, I'm on one of those dodgy African satellite connections at the moment, so not a clue if this will get through, and power just about to go for the day (Mrs MG has said no more pedalling until nightfall), but I think:

viewtopic.php?t=3599

has got the info. No, wrong. Ask GG - she's a whizz with the search thingie.

MG

[Big Sis..]

Thanks MG for taking the trouble

[espec as you are on your travels by the sound of it....] much appreciated...Ive fwded to Lorna Thanks again Love Ros

[e-richard]

..Is there any way of password-protecting these gadgets? We use ours the whole time, really useful, but not exactly thrilled about anyone picking one up and browsing through the contents - they're easy to forget and leave lying around...
MG

I similalry keep a number of sensitive stuff on these gizmos, and so far, all I've managed to do is password protect individual files or if one is more organized, you can password a zip file. I sometimes worry that these may actually be easier to crack than I assume

[Mountain Goat]

I sometimes worry that these may actually be easier to crack than I assume

e-richard, thanks

I've found some security-protected drives, but it kicks up the price considerably.

Having lost the Win XP Pro admin password on one of our machines, I was a bit unnerved (but relieved) to find the software to unravel all XP passwords is commonly available on eBay for a fiver or so. Our network guy had previously told us to wipe our hard-drive....and so was deeply suspicious of anything from eBay - but it worked fine.

MG