http://www.uberreview.com/2008/08/protect-your-usb-data-the-old-fashioned-way-with-a-combination-lock.htm An Eclectic Mix Of Gadgets & Wired Madness Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:03:14 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.uberreview.com/2008/08/protect-your-usb-data-the-old-fashioned-way-with-a-combination-lock.htm/comment-page-1#comment-13696 Portable Lock for USB | Portable Lock Blog Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:41:22 +0000 http://www.uberreview.com/?p=7608#comment-13696 [...] Read more from Uber Review. [...] [...] Read more from Uber Review. [...]

]]> http://www.uberreview.com/2008/08/protect-your-usb-data-the-old-fashioned-way-with-a-combination-lock.htm/comment-page-1#comment-13670 RF Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:12:31 +0000 http://www.uberreview.com/?p=7608#comment-13670 Completely useless. All you would have to do is snap off (or using a hack saw remove) the lock and usb tip. Then connect a generic usb tip to the drive and download. This only make obtain data 10mins longer. It does discourage covert copying of a usb drive, one could just split open the drive and remove the chip and then reinstall, but it would be harder to hide. If you really want to protect a usb drive first encrypt it and put it in a locking box that covers the whole drive (briefcase, safe, safety deposit box, ...) Completely useless. All you would have to do is snap off (or using a hack saw remove) the lock and usb tip. Then connect a generic usb tip to the drive and download. This only make obtain data 10mins longer. It does discourage covert copying of a usb drive, one could just split open the drive and remove the chip and then reinstall, but it would be harder to hide. If you really want to protect a usb drive first encrypt it and put it in a locking box that covers the whole drive (briefcase, safe, safety deposit box, …)

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