RE: Secondary Storage Device Policy

From: Russell, Dan (drusse05_at_harris.com)
Date: 12/14/04

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    To: Tim Watkins <watkinstj@iimef.usmc.mil>
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 15:43:35 -0500

    Tim,

    You may also want to have a look at this product:

    http://www.securewave.com/turcana/securewave/sanctuary_DC.jsp

    Dan Russell, GCIA, CISSP
    Harris Corporation, GCSD
    Information Assurance
    (321) 729-2787
    drusse05@harris.com

    "A nation that draws too broad a difference between its scholars and its
    warriors will have its thinking done by cowards, and its fighting done by
    fools." - Thucydides

    -----Original Message-----
    From: jkowall [mailto:jkowall@shocking.net]
    Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 3:29 PM
    To: Tim Watkins; focus-ms@securityfocus.com
    Subject: Re: Secondary Storage Device Policy

    Have you seen the GFI product which does this?

    http://www.gfi.com/lanpsc/

    I haven't used it, but its a good idea if you wish to stop the ipod
    pirates :)

    Tim Watkins wrote:

    >I am currently developing a policy in a Microsoft environment on the
    >use of Secondary Storage Devices. This is especially concerned with
    >Thumb drives and ensuring that they do not compromise security between
    >classified systems. Do any of you already have a policy in place?
    >Additionally, is there a simple way of removing the drivers from a
    >WinXP or 2000 environment so that these types of devices can not be
    >installed via plug and play? I have played around with the idea of
    >shutting down USB ports but there are just too may other things (mice,
    >keyboards, cac readers) that use them. If there was a way to know
    >(event viewer perhaps) or other means when one was attached, it would
    >also help.
    >
    >
    >
    >Tim Watkins
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