RE : Secondary Storage Device Policy

From: Bourque Daniel (Daniel.Bourque_at_loto-quebec.com)
Date: 12/14/04

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    To: "'laurarobinson@verizon.net'" <laurarobinson@verizon.net>, 'Tim Watkins' <watkinstj@iimef.usmc.mil>, focus-ms@securityfocus.com
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 16:26:26 -0500

    There is a driver on the market that can selectively disable USB device

    www.protect-me.com see DeviceLock®

    -----Message d'origine-----
    De : Laura A. Robinson [mailto:laurarobinson@verizon.net]
    Envoyé : 9 décembre, 2004 22:23
    À : 'Tim Watkins'; focus-ms@securityfocus.com
    Objet : RE: Secondary Storage Device Policy

    You can do it with XPSP2:

    http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/sp2otech.mspx
    #ECAA

    Otherwise, in most cases, you're looking at a more global disabling of USB,
    which is, of course, not what you're seeking.

    Laura

    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: Tim Watkins [mailto:watkinstj@iimef.usmc.mil]
    > Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 1:01 PM
    > To: focus-ms@securityfocus.com
    > Subject: Secondary Storage Device Policy
    >
    >
    >
    > 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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