“Encryption” is a term which is used too broadly to describe security. A good example, is the term “encrypted USB flash drives.” This phrase means different things to different people. Some interpret an encrypted flash drive to be a flash drive which requires a password to be entered before the files can be viewed. Some […]
When One USB Drive Shows Up as Two: What’s Really Going On At some point you’ve probably plugged in a USB flash drive and thought, “Why are there two drives showing up?” Or maybe Windows refused to delete a mysterious read-only volume. Or Disk Management showed something you couldn’t remove no matter how many times […]
Encryption protects access to data, but it doesn’t guarantee the data hasn’t changed When people talk about USB security, encryption usually comes up first. And for good reason. If a drive is lost or stolen, encryption protects the data from being read by someone who shouldn’t have it. But encryption answers only one question: Can […]
THE SMART TV USB PORT INTERVIEW Structured like a late-night talk show, this article breaks down—plain and simple—why smart TV USB ports are locked down and what’s really going on behind the scenes. GetUSB.info: Welcome back. Tonight’s guest is a man who has spent years smiling politely while customers yell at him in big-box parking […]
Why Some USB-C Adapters Slow Down Speeds Even When They Look Like USB 3.x — and How Hidden Design Shortcuts Cause USB 2.0 Fallback The short answer is that these adapters can slow down data transfer speeds, but not always. The adapter in the photo is a USB-A to USB-C adapter, where the blue insert […]
USB flash drive security is a major concern these days and a significant security threat to both consumers and organizations via USB can pose a big problem for those trying to protect their computers and networks. Thumb drives are convenient because they are small in size and fast with read and write performance making them […]
Encrypting a USB flash drive is quick and easy in Windows 10. The PRO version of Windows 10 will allow anyone to activate Microsoft’s built in bitlocker technology to encrypt an entire flash drive, or part of a USB flash drive. Microsoft BitLocker is a disk encryption technology designed to enhance data security by encrypting […]
IronKey is considered a bellwether for encrypted USB flash drives. The company, owned by Kingston Digital (a Southern California–based private company), uses dedicated hardware encryption chips to deliver one of the highest levels of security available in mass storage devices. GetUSB.info came across an interesting story from Wired Magazine in which one of their authors […]
I want to copy protect a digital photo on a USB flash drive. The answer wasn’t as obvious as I had hoped, but I did find it. Below is the process I used to get what I needed. The first thing I want to emphasize is that I want to protect a digital copy of […]
This article explains how to encrypt data which can be decrypted on both a Mac and Windows computer. Microsoft Windows accounts for almost 80% of the desktop computers with Apple OS coming in second place at about 18% market share (
Eject USB Flash Drive safely, Free Download Microsoft does not provide ways to eject USB flash drives with a single click, or automatically. Universal Serial Bus (USB) is the #1 method for expanding storage in Windows, yet Microsoft makes ejecting a storage device such a manual process! Frustrating to many, like you, because you are […]
