RE: Controlling specific USB devices on Windows XP

DarkReading has an article today about controlling USB devices and makes
mention of a number of vendors.

See http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=97237&print=true.

Bill...

-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Eden [mailto:peter.eden@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 8:16 AM
To: security-basics@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; focus-ms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: ken.securitylist@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: Controlling specific USB devices on Windows XP


I agree that Device Lock is worth a look. We use it in our accessibility
computer lab to prevent students from cheating on exams while allowing
them
to save their finished/answered exam onto a USB device provided by the
proctor. It works well for our purposes (the students haven't figured
out
how to get around it yet).

Peter Eden
Computing and Networking Services
University of Toronto


-----Original Message-----
From: Chinnery, Paul [mailto:PaulC@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 11:12 AM
To: security-basics@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; focus-ms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: Controlling specific USB devices on Windows XP

You might look at DeviceLock (www.protect-me.com). I just
read a short review of it in the latest issue of Windows
ITPro magazine.

-----Original Message-----
From: Ken S [mailto:ken.securitylist@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 5:06 PM
To: security-basics@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; focus-ms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Controlling specific USB devices on Windows XP


I am investigating the possibility of locking down Windows
computers to only allow specific USB devices to attach. I'm
considering the mtrust product from www.m-systems.com, which
the marketing materials say can force users to only use their
particular USB storage devices (or those that they OEM to
others, like Kingston, Verbatim, etc.).

Does anyone have experience with this package? If so, what
are the pros and cons?

Also, are there other solutions are out there that can ensure
only specific USB storage devices are allowed on a system?

Is there anything specific for biometric USB storage?

Any comments on the effectiveness of such software?

Thanks,

Ken S

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