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Re: USB Qusetion
From: Eric McMillen <emcmillen () mcmillengroup com>
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 16:46:57 -0600
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 What is you Network Operating System and mix of client platform? If you are running Active Directory '03 and Windows XP there is a GPO that you can use, there is also a reg hack that can be applied to XP to disable mass storage devices but allow Human Interface Devices, i.e. mice and keyboards. Eric McMillen, CISSP, CISM, CISA The McMillen Group, LLC http://www.mcmillengroup.com On Jan 10, 2007, at 5:48 PM, blufuzion () mail com wrote:
Hello, I am new to the list.I am a new network admin and my boss wants me to disable usb drives from reading USB/thumb drives but still be able to use the mouse and keyboards. I was thinking of disabling them in the BIOS. Can you give me any suggestions? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- This list is sponsored by: ByteCrusher Detect Malicious Web Content and Exploits in Real-Time. Anti-Virus engines can't detect unknown or new threats. LinkScanner can. Web surfing just became a whole lot safer. http://www.explabs.com/staging/promotions/xern_lspro.asp? loc=sfmaildetect ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -----
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Current thread:
- USB Qusetion blufuzion (Jan 11)
- Re: USB Qusetion Kelly Martin (Jan 11)
- RE: USB Qusetion Nick Duda (Jan 12)
- Re: USB Qusetion Saqib Ali (Jan 12)
- RE: USB Qusetion Tom Geairn (Jan 12)
- Re: USB Qusetion Justin Lintz (Jan 12)
- RE: USB Qusetion Nick Vaernhoej (Jan 12)
- Re: USB Qusetion David Bergert (Jan 12)
- RE: USB Qusetion David Gillett (Jan 12)
- RE: USB Qusetion Ricky Artigas (Jan 15)
- Re: USB Qusetion Eric McMillen (Jan 12)
- Re: USB Qusetion Joel W Pauling (Jan 12)
- Re: USB Qusetion Hitesh Bhardwaj (Jan 12)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: USB Qusetion jay.tomas (Jan 12)
- Re: Re: USB Qusetion vicky_3k2000 (Jan 12)
- Re: Re: USB Qusetion vicky_3k2000 (Jan 15)
- Re: USB Qusetion Kelly Martin (Jan 11)