In simple terms, can a company know for sure whether an employee is using such a device for work-related purposes, or is up to no good? Not only vandals posing an intentional threat, but also the theft of a laptop or a flash drive which contains secret data can provoke a leak. A forensic analysis might reveal that removable devices were used for various unlawful activities, including: 1. Theft of data 2. Installation of prohibited applications 3. Storage of unlawful data 4. Storage of encrypted data 5. Distribution of viruses 6. Identity theft 7. Running applications covertly