It is possible to encrypt documents before copying them to the key, but that adds an extra step.

That’s not an problem for my work, but it is a big issue for those who need to carry sensitive data and/or comply with legal requirements on data protection. For short pieces of work, I’ll wait until I’m finished and then copy the document to the USB key when I’m done for more extensive work, I’ll make periodic backups as I go.īy default, there’s no security on an USB key: Anyone who steals or finds one has access to all the data on it. I have one on my keyring, so it’s always with me. My Dropbox sync means I have a cloud copy if I have internet access, but I still prefer a third copy – and there are times (like on a plane) when I may not have usable internet.Ī USB key is my preferred solution there. That passes the key test of “a file only exists if you have at least three copies, one of them off-site.” (I have additional backups of critical data.)īut in normal times, I also want a backup solution when away from home – whether that’s at a local coffee shop, on a plane, or in a hotel room. In my home office, for example, I have a permanently connected external drive for automated hourly Time Machine backups, and my working folders also sync to Dropbox. Most of us have decent backup setups when we’re at home or work, but less so when we’re mobile. One of the main uses for a USB key is mobile backup. The reality, however, is that they still have a role to play today … USB keys remain useful

If we all lived in the always-connected, high-speed, cloud-based world, the ads would have us believe, USB keys would be as obsolete as floppy disks. The Aegis Secure Key 3ncx is designed to provide a solution to a problem that remains common even in today’s cloud-based world: balancing convenience with security when it comes to USB keys.

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