[mcsincnj]

I work for a small trading company and have an external USB drive that I keep client info on. I heard that some co-workers like to snoop and steal clients (great work environment ) - my question is this.... is there a way of preventing access to this drive? I have looked at permissions and share is not checked, but I think some have admin rights and would be able to access this drive using a machine name and drive letter. \\mymachine\G$.
The network was set up by the owner, so it probably isn't as tight as it should be, but a job is a job right now. The OS is XP pro, talk around the office is they will be upgrading to VISTA.

Thanks for any help, I need to keep my data mine.

[Veryfrustratedus]

Yes. I've never done it but a quick googling brought me this; http://www.google.com/search?q=locki...ient=firefox-a

I think if you look it over you'll find what you want.

[Snagglegaster]

Ironkey makes the most secure pendrive on the market. They are FIPS 140-2 Level 3 validated and employ hardware encryption to ensure good performance. They are fairly pricey, with an 8 GB drive around $150, but they don't suffer from the vulnerability recently found for drives using lower encryption standards. If you're thinking that this level of security sounds too paranoid, then you clearly aren't paranoid enough.

[Dlaw]

Should be able to just encrypt and password protect the thumb drive. My company uses Truecrypt for our laptops. I haven't used it for thumb drives, but I do see the option in there.

[russelcrowe]

I use USB Secure to protect my USB drive from getting accessed by unauthorized users. It lock my drive in such a way that no one can open it without knowing my correct password even my admin also cannot open my files. I would suggest using USB Secure. Simply Google USB Secure and you will get the results

[lunarlander]

You can disable those admin shares.

http://www.softwaretipsandtricks.com...are-admin.html

see 2nd post by snowmonkey.