| Your ipod and many other mp3 players are a | | | | information using an ipod almost impossible. Even if |
| soon-to-be corporate nightmare for many big or high | | | | security staff would examine the device! |
| potential compagnies. | | | | Let me explain... |
| Why? | | | | When you transfer files to an ipod, an entry is being |
| Firstly, let me say later on in this article you will be in for | | | | created so that you can navigate through all your files |
| two big surprises that may affect many businesses | | | | stored on it. Looking at the ipod's screen, you browse |
| around the world, including yours if you have one. | | | | through files to select the one you want to access. |
| Ok, so why should businesses and your boss be so | | | | Problem is, you can delete a file's entry from the ipod's |
| worried about these mp3 players? | | | | list of stored files, without actually deleting the file itself. |
| For one, many of these devices have large storage | | | | The result? |
| capacity and often can store all types of digital files. | | | | A sensitive file can be on the ipod, yet the security |
| There is often enough space to store a lot of big and | | | | staff looking at the entries or index to see what it |
| small files. Text documents, powerpoint documents, | | | | contains would not see that file listed. As it's not even |
| audios, videos etc.. | | | | there! |
| Also, it's very easy to connect such devices to a | | | | Once home, an employee using this method would |
| computer and transfer tons of content from a | | | | simply need to connect his computer to it, and read the |
| computer to an mp3 player such as the ipod. | | | | file directly from thedevice's hard disk. |
| You simply plug it in, a few clicks, and voila! The | | | | But there are possible solutions to this spy scenario... |
| perfect ingredient to a corporate espionage recipe. | | | | Proper auditing and information management practices |
| Before I get to the two scary facts, here are some | | | | would be the best defense against such potential |
| other interesting fact to take note of... | | | | corporate espionage in the workplace. |
| There are more and more information technologies in | | | | Today more than ever, business stakes are high, and |
| the workplace and it's harder and harder for | | | | so are the "payoffs" of selling information to a |
| companies to control and protect vital sensitive | | | | competitor... |
| information. | | | | ...so putting the time, money and effort into the |
| There are solutions, but let's get scared for a moment... | | | | implementation of such practices is a no brainer. And it |
| 1- Statistics show that 25 percent of employees in the | | | | should be on the high priority list of things to do of |
| United Kingdom said they would use these music | | | | every company that possess information individuals or |
| devices or small memory cards to steal corporate | | | | other companies could benefit from. |
| data. | | | | The ipod may be stylish, but anyone can be it's next |
| Now, for the cherry on the sunday... | | | | victim. |
| 2- The ipod makes catching someone stealing | | | | |