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Longhorn Will Have Ability to Ban External Storage Devices

Posted by michael on from the no-ipod-for-you dept.

slashdotbs writes "CNET is reporting that Microsoft will allow IT managers to block devices such as USB memory keys and - shockingly! - iPods. The article refers to 'the threat posed by digital storage devices'."

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  1. Re:ban in sp2 by AlexTheBeast · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Of course, it doesn't prevent it from being plugged in...

    Super-glue over the USB port would help with that.

    In our hospital our computer people actually cut/disconnected the cables from all the usb ports and cd-roms to increase security.

    Of course, the shmucks left IE installed... now they spend a zillion more hours removing spyware than they ever would by me booting to a CDR or USB key.

  2. this isn't an offence to us but a feature by xutopia · · Score: 5, Interesting
    and in Linux nothing stops you from doing something even smarter. Make the portable storage read-only so people can listen to their mp3's if they so desire but cannot copy sensitive information to their devices.

    I believe the /etc/fstab entry would be something like this :

    /dev/sda1 /mnt/usb1 auto noauto,user,ro 0 0