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iPhone is a threat too -
iPhone is a threat too -You face an even bigger threat through the iPhone 3G which has wireless capabality inbuilt. long battery life. large storage and with specific software you can hop onto any Open wireless or WEP based system and harvest what ever you like.
Lock down your wireless systems and also make sure you control the proximity of iPhone systems to your critical data.
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I think that USBs are a much
I think that USBs are a much bigger threat as far as insiders stealing data. You can carry a 500gb hard drive in your pocket these days. Take all the data you'll need in one or two trips.Most companies these days have pretty good wireless security on their networks, but that does nothing to protect you from an employee who is stealing data.
I haven't read this white paper, but I don't think there really is a solution for this problem unless you want to buy only desktop computers without any USB ports, CD/DVD burners, etc. Lock the cases and chain the computers to the wall. Think that would hurt productivity?