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29-Apr-2009, 09:02 PM #1
U.s army bans usb drives!
Under sustained malware attacks,us army has banned Usb drives, Cds,Flash media cards and all other removable storage devices.Read the full article: http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=2206
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29-Apr-2009, 09:10 PM #2
Presumably a response to Conficker A, which was first noticed on, or about, 20th November 2008.
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30-Apr-2009, 01:40 PM #3
Looks like they are good to go. No CDs either, wow.
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09-May-2009, 03:25 PM #4
Not a bad idea, I know of quite a few organizations that prohibit
the use of private memory card/usb storage devices!
One never knows "how" well these usb devices are travelled/and what is on them,
unknowingly to the owner!
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09-May-2009, 08:20 PM #5
Dear abloke,
That was the exact idea in my mind when i posted the info'! If only the Defense labs in USA had such restrictions, China would not have developed such hi-tech nuclear missiles, thanks to the data theft and transfer to China! North Korea which gets it's technology from China, would have been like a subdued cat rather than a growling tiger, ready to pounce on anyone, anytime! You really don't know the fear factor N.Korea is in Japan, South Korea and USA!
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09-May-2009, 10:34 PM #6
Sounds like yet another failed attempt at don't ask, don't tell.
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