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RE: USB Qusetion
From: "David Gillett" <gillettdavid () fhda edu>
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 12:36:30 -0800
We have an eval going on of some thin clients, and one of our folks asked why they provided PS/2 ports for keyboard and mouse. And the answer was: "So you can disable USB in the BIOS if you want to block the use of USB drives, without losing the keyboard and mouse too." I think a BIOS-level block is not going to care what *kind* of USB device is plugged in.... David Gillett
-----Original Message----- From: listbounce () securityfocus com [mailto:listbounce () securityfocus com] On Behalf Of blufuzion () mail com Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 3:49 PM To: security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: USB Qusetion 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=s fmaildetect -------------------------------------------------------------- -------------
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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)