The ability to control this sort of thing via GPO is actually a feature
of value that was added in Windows Vista:
http://tinyurl.com/jkt27
Al Puzzuoli
Michigan State University
Information Technologist
http://www.rcpd.msu.edu
Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities 120 Bessey Hall East
Lansing, MI 48824-1033
517-884-1915
-----Original Message-----
From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Oscar Castaneda
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008 11:05 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] Personal devices and MSU PCs
To me, the most interesting question would be: what is out there to
control that type of behavior? Are software tools? hardware? locks? I
have no idea.
oscar
David McFarlane wrote:
> Esther,
>
>> Do you allow your users to attach their personal devices to the MSU
>> PCs that they use (and you support)?
>> If yes, do you have any protection in place? What works and what
>> doesn't?
>> If no, do you have a departmental policy or just rely on
>> good-citizenship? Do you disable the USB ports on the front of PCs?
>
> Good questions. I may be speaking out of line here (and I hope our
> other IT guys will correct me if so), but here in Psychology, Anything
> Goes. Pretty much like you, we do not have a policy in place (AFAIK),
> and we do allow staff to attach their own USB keys, but unlike you we
> also have no restrictions on student staff. But we are also
> developing new policies, so this may all change.
>
> -- dkm, Professional Faultfinder
>
> ---
> David McFarlane, Systems Designer
> Dept. Psychology, Michigan State University
> [log in to unmask] www.msu.edu/~mcfarla9
> Voice: (517) 353-0799 Fax: (517) 353-1652
>
>
--
Oscar Castaneda
Michigan State University
-----Original Message-----
From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Oscar Castaneda
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008 11:05 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] Personal devices and MSU PCs
To me, the most interesting question would be: what is out there to
control that type of behavior? Are software tools? hardware? locks? I
have no idea.
oscar
David McFarlane wrote:
> Esther,
>
>> Do you allow your users to attach their personal devices to the MSU
>> PCs that they use (and you support)?
>> If yes, do you have any protection in place? What works and what
>> doesn't?
>> If no, do you have a departmental policy or just rely on
>> good-citizenship? Do you disable the USB ports on the front of PCs?
>
> Good questions. I may be speaking out of line here (and I hope our
> other IT guys will correct me if so), but here in Psychology, Anything
> Goes. Pretty much like you, we do not have a policy in place (AFAIK),
> and we do allow staff to attach their own USB keys, but unlike you we
> also have no restrictions on student staff. But we are also
> developing new policies, so this may all change.
>
> -- dkm, Professional Faultfinder
>
> ---
> David McFarlane, Systems Designer
> Dept. Psychology, Michigan State University
> [log in to unmask] www.msu.edu/~mcfarla9
> Voice: (517) 353-0799 Fax: (517) 353-1652
>
>
--
Oscar Castaneda
Michigan State University
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