2011/01/14

USB drive crackdown by US agency

Workers in the state of Washington's Division of Child Support are to get state-owned USB flash drives as part of a move to eliminate the use of unsanctioned thumb drives.

External flash drives used by field workers hold the names, dates of birth and Social Security numbers of children served by the agency. They may also hold client tax documents, employer records, criminal histories and passport data.

The state began rolling out 200 SanDisk Cruzer drives late last year after recalling suspect devices used by workers in the agency's 10 field offices. Most of those had been purchased independently by employees, causing myriad problems for the agency, said Brian Main, the division's data security officer.

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