"And while you're at it, do something about those dang employees!"
Category: Tech...
Posted Thursday, July 08, 2004 at 02:05 PM [GMT-6]

Here's a fascinating glimpse into the manifestation of corporate paranoia:

The iPod may be popular, but it also poses such a major security risk for businesses that enterprises should seriously consider banning it and other portable storage devices, according to a study by research firm Gartner Inc. ...snip... The report, published Friday, pointed to a variety of devices, including pocket-size portable FireWire hard drives like those from LaCie Group SA or Toshiba Corp., or USB hard drives or key-chain drives such as the DiskOnKey from M-Systems Flash Disk Pioneers Ltd. Gartner also named disk-based MP3 players, like Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod, as a security risk, as well as digital cameras with smart media cards, memory sticks and compact flash.

At last count there were about 18 zillion of these devices floating around. It's a tad late to be sounding the alarm now, don't you think? Plus, while you're at it, maybe you should also ban PDAs, cell phones, photocopiers, pencils and paper and employees with the ability to remember details for longer than their coffee breaks.

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Also, cameras, digital and analog. Hell, Minox was damned near the fall of NATO. Also, watch those damned Furbys!

Posted by: Phelps at July 8, 2004 03:14 PM
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