Allegedly, on or about 06 April 2013, J.Witvliet(a)mindef.nl sent:
So, a better advise is to simply encrypt the entire disk,
Yes.
And to keep sensitive info on an _also_ encrypted mem-stick.
Dunno. It's got to be much easier to lose a memory stick than an entire
computer. Or, to put that another way, much easier to not notice that
you've lost a memory stick. Whether that be accident or theft.
Considering the unreliability of memory sticks (due to read/write
wear-out, easy physical damage to the stick, etc.), I still only
consider them for their original selling point: Like a large temporary
disc drive for playing sneakernet, or temporary secondary access to
files away from where they're really stored.
I certainly wouldn't use them as a back-up storage device, nor as a the
only storage device for precious data.
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[tim@localhost ~]$ uname -rsvp
Linux 3.8.4-102.fc17.x86_64 #1 SMP Sun Mar 24 13:09:09 UTC 2013 x86_64
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My apologies for not including a virus with this message, but I don't
use Windows.