How to attain complete USB security?
According to a survey, year 2009 was the year of maximum incidences of data loss and privacy breaches due to lost or stolen USB flash drives, which indicates the importance of USB security and having a secure USB drive. Since USB flash drives are being used extensively because of the convenience and ease of use, they also pose a risk of data loss or data leakage.
USB Secure is a USB security software that lets you password protect USB flash drives, thumb drives, jump drives, pen drives, memory cards, memory sticks and external hard drive.
The program supports plug and play i.e., whenever you plug in your USB drive, USB Secure runs automatically asking you for the correct password to protect and / or unprotect your USB drive. Furthermore, it protects your data by using multiple layers of patent pending protection methods that makes its protection PC independent. It means you need not to install USB Secure at other end to unprotect your protected data.
With USB Secure installed on your USB flash drive, you attain complete USB security and put your mind at peace from security breaches and data seepage. Simply follow these easy steps and never again worry about your lost or stolen flash drive:
- • Download USB Secure to your hard drive.
- • Plug in USB flash drive and run the setup to install the program on your flash drive. Kindly note, that when you run the setup the program will install itself on your flash drive or any other storage device currently plugged in to your computer. No matter if you have downloaded USB Secure to your hard drive, it will always get installed on your flash drive.
- • Now run the program directly from your flash drive
- • If the program is already installed on your USB drive then plugging it in your computer will prompt an Autoplay window asking you two options:
- a. Open USB-Drive
- b. Protect This USB Drive
- • Click ‘Protect This USB Drive’
- • Set and confirm a password for this USB drive and click 'OK' to password protect your data.
How to access protected data?
USB Secure is an easy way to protect and unprotect your USB flash drive. It does not require any rocket science and advanced computer skills to lock USB drive, even a non-technical user can easily protect and unprotect his USB drive without any complication.
Follow these simple and easy steps to unprotect your USB flash drive:
- • Plug in your USB flash drive and enter correct password. USB Secure asks you two options:
- a. Open USB-Drive
- b. Unprotect This USB Drive
- • Click 'Unprotect This Drive' and you're done.
- • USB Secure may ask you to replace existing files if it finds files and folders of similar name that need to be unprotected. Click 'Replace' or 'Cancel' button based on your selection, your files and folders will be unprotected.
Furthermore, USB Secure comes with a ‘Master Key’ feature that lets you unprotect your data and reset your password in case if you have forgotten your password. Click ‘Options’ to enable / disable ‘Master Key’ feature. Note that this feature currently works in registered version only.
When you click ‘Options’, you will also see three other options that are listed below:
- 1. Enable Autoplay for This Device
- 2. Show Autoplay list containing USB Secure
- 3. Execute USB Secure on Autoplay
All these options are activated by default. However, you can enable/disable these options by checking / un-checking the boxes and clicking ‘Done’ button.
