http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,19677843-29277,00.html
SOME companies are taking drastic action - including supergluing computer connections - in a bid to stop data theft. A rise in the level of corporate data theft has spurred some companies to take measures to stop rogue employees sneaking corporate data out of the workplace on memory sticks, iPods and mobile phones, The Australian Financial Review reported. Rising data theft has prompted a number of companies to ban portable storage devices - such as the ubiquitous memory stick - that can be plugged into computers to download files from one machine and transfer to another. Memory sticks can cost less than $100 and are easily concealable, while iPods and most mobile phones can also store data. "We have heard of at least one case where a company took steps to disable USB ports on their PCs with superglue,'' SurfControl Australia's managing director, Charles Heunemann, said. Reply with a "Thank you" if you liked this post. _____________________________ MEDIANEWS mailing list medianews@twiar.org To unsubscribe send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
