Secure USB Drive

With the holiday season just around the corner, all types of novelty computer peripherals are hitting the market, including this little Lego USB flash drive, modelled on the Star Wars robot, R2D2. 

 In the Star Wars films, R2 is a tough and resourceful character who holds some very valuable secrets, one of which leads to the destruction of the Death Star, the Empire’s most terrifying weapon. 

And while an R2 memory stick is a cool gift for a geek you may know, don’t forget that it’s an unsecured flash drive, that can hold potentially explosive data - just like in the films. 

 So if you do want to give one as a gift, remember the memo issued recently by NASA CIO Jonathan Pettus on good practice with removable storage.  Or better still, buy them a secure USB flash drive.  Then, unlike Luke Skywalker, you’ll never have to worry about losing R2.