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www.AmericanSecurityToday.com March 2019 - Edition 33 A USB drive with hardware-based encryption is an excellent, non-complicated and simple solution to protect data from breaches, while also providing compliance with evolving governmental regulations. Encryption Is Key in the World of BYOD USB Flash Drives By  Richard Kanadjian, Encrypted USB Business Mgr at Kingston Technology Some of these perks involve allowing Today, government entities are employees to bring sons and/or daugh- filling their workplace environ- ters, pets, and even outside food for pot- ments with all sorts of interesting, lucks. novel perks in an attempt to keep staff morale high, workers involved, and, as a way to present themselves as a fun, employee-friendly place to work. In a nod to the digital age, other items that many companies allow workers to bring and use on the job fall into the BYOD category – bring your own de- vice. 21