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USB flash drive
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USB flash drive
n (Comput) → USB-Stick m
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Sensitive data used to test applications often winds up on thumb drives and laptops, or in the hands of offshore outsourcers and other third parties, which causes a significant risk for data breaches, Neuer said.
Survey: Data at risk in app testing and development by Angela Moscaritolo / SC Magazine
For example, insurance companies are starting to have corporate-approved, encrypted thumb drives that are password-protected, and after a certain number of failed attempts, the thumb drive clears the data on its own.
Button up: regulatory compliance and data security go hand-in-glove ... by Gay, Chris / Best's Review
The USB flash drive is also known as a thumb drive because it is the size of your thumb.
Security for USB Flash Drives by Scott Miscall / Electronics and electrical industries community
 
 
 
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