[LINK] US DoD to allow thumb drives again

[Jan Whitaker]

At 05:20 PM 20/02/2010, stephen at melbpc.org.au wrote:
>The drives must be able to work with Department of Defense "malware
>scrubbing kiosks," one source said.
>
>Other features may include anti-virus software in the drive and security
>features that prevent copying or forwarding certain information from the
>drive or saving unapproved information on the drive.

No where in that story does it say the data will be encrypted or the 
drives password protected. Aren't those basic security measures to begin with?

Jan


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