USB Security Post: Check the Loop

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When it comes to IT security, I like to promote techniques that mix the practical with the technical.  It doesn't matter how good your password security is if you keep it on a post-it-note stuck to your monitor.  As I do with my clients, I like to stress the importance of knowledge, training and proper use.  So after reading this post from my friend @regravity on Regravity.com, I had to link it here, because the importance of good advice cannot be measured when it comes to personal IT.

I have written before on USB and Password security, but @regravity also has some great tips on the practical use of USB keys like:

"This is probably the MOST important tip I can give, buy one with a decent loop hole. This way you can clip a sturdy key chain hook through it to secure it on your lanyard or keys.

If the drive has a hole that is too small then you are either at the whim of the manufacturer to use their small nylon cord to feed through the hole or worse if they don’t provide a cord then you scrounge to find something that is small enough to attach to the device. This is dangerous, and is most definitely the easiest way to lose your drive."

Check it out and bookmark this post, as there is a lot of good info here.

Jason

...if it's not Broken, then it probably has a strong enough hole.