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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