Mr. Man-wai Chang
2018-05-12 17:11:10 UTC
[BBC] IBM workers banned from using USB sticks
Full story: <http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-44069488>
Staff at IBM have been banned from using removable memory devices such
as USB sticks, SD cards and flash drives.
The possibility of "financial and reputational" damage if staff lost or
misused the devices prompted the decision, reported The Register.
Instead, IBM staff who need to move data around will be encouraged to do
so via an internal network.
The decree banning removable storage acknowledges that complying with it
could be "disruptive".
Losing data
.... more ....
Full story: <http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-44069488>
Staff at IBM have been banned from using removable memory devices such
as USB sticks, SD cards and flash drives.
The possibility of "financial and reputational" damage if staff lost or
misused the devices prompted the decision, reported The Register.
Instead, IBM staff who need to move data around will be encouraged to do
so via an internal network.
The decree banning removable storage acknowledges that complying with it
could be "disruptive".
Losing data
.... more ....
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@~@ Remain silent! Drink, Blink, Stretch! Live long and prosper!!
/ v \ Simplicity is Beauty!
/( _ )\ May the Force and farces be with you!
^ ^ (x86_64 Ubuntu 9.10) Linux 2.6.39.3
不借貸! 不詐騙! 不賭錢! 不援交! 不打交! 不打劫! 不自殺! 不求神! 請考慮綜援
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