Managers who believe worker productivity could fall as employees listen to iPods and other miniature digital music players face a greater threat from these devices, pilfered data.
Its a potential criminal tool, says Purdue University associate professor Marcus Rogers, a researcher at the Indiana schools Center for Education and Research in Information and Security.

Is nothing safe anymore?

Companies and individuals alike are forever having to take new measures to protect what is rightly theirs…where will it stop I wonder?

Rogers cautions that digital players can swiftly and effortlessly download immense amounts of information. Cyberthieves merely need a small cable to connect the devices to a PC tied to a corporate system. He characterizes iPods and similar gadgets as the 21st century equivalent of a lock pick and getaway vehicle.

What should companies do?