This isn't new but I've wanted to post about this for a while now. With the popularity of iPods, a new threat emerges...less specifically about iPods and more about the fact that storage devices are increasing in capacity and decreasing in size to the degree that this becomes a real challenge in keeping company confidential data secure. This trend has significant implications to data theft in the enterprise.
Check out the article on "iPod Slurping"
http://news.com.com/Beware+the+pod+slurping+employee/2100-1029_3-6039926.html
Will the challenge of securing data never end?
More information on the dangers of pod slurping and how to combat data theft is available through one of GFI's whitepapers. Its title is "Pod slurping - an easy technique for stealing data" and it's availalbe through this direct download link - no registration, no fees.
http://www.gfi.com/whitepapers/pod-slurping-an-easy-technique-for-stealing-data.pdf