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Networking Pipeline - Removable Storage Spurs Enterprise Problems

for every removable USB storage device attached to an employee's key chain, there's an increased risk of corporate data walking out the door without anyone knowing about it. With capacities ranging up to a gigabyte or more, users can easily move a lot of files completely outside the confines of your storage system. That's a barn door that network admins can't easily shut. The best hope may be to amend corporate policy. One approach is an outright ban on the use of flash storage in the enterprise, but that might affect productivity. After all, some flash devices -- such as Key Computing's Xkey Exchange Edition -- are designed for corporate use. And given the size of these devices, a ban would be probably unenforceable anyway.