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The Risks of Using Portable Devices

Portable devices like jump drives, personal audio players and tablets give users convenient access to business and personal data on the go. As their use increases, however, so do the associated risks. The properties that make these devices portable and enable them to have on-the-fly connection to various networks and hosts also make them vulnerable […]

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ITBE Staff
Jun 21, 2012

Portable devices like jump drives, personal audio players and tablets give users convenient access to business and personal data on the go. As their use increases, however, so do the associated risks. The properties that make these devices portable and enable them to have on-the-fly connection to various networks and hosts also make them vulnerable to losses of physical control and network security breaches. Using portable devices can increase the risk of data loss (when a physical device is lost) data exposure (when sensitive data is exposed to the public or a third party without consent), and increased exposure to network-based attacks to and from any system the device is connected to (both directly and via networks over the Internet).

This paper focuses on two subsets of portable devices:

  • Simple media devices that require a wired connection to transfer data
  • Smart media devices that can transfer data with a wired or non-cellular wireless connection

Included in this ZIP file are:

  • Intro Page.pdf
  • Terms and Conditions.pdf
  • Risks of Using Portable Devices.pdf

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