[BBC] IBM workers banned from using USB sticks
 

[BBC] IBM workers banned from using USB sticks
Full story: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-44069488

Staff at IBM have been banned from using removable memory devices such
as USB sticks, SD cards and flash drives.

The possibility of "financial and reputational" damage if staff lost or
misused the devices prompted the decision, reported The Register.

Instead, IBM staff who need to move data around will be encouraged to do
so via an internal network.

The decree banning removable storage acknowledges that complying with it
could be "disruptive".

Losing data

..... more ....


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[BBC] IBM workers banned from using USB sticks
 

Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
[BBC] IBM workers banned from using USB sticks
Full story: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-44069488

Staff at IBM have been banned from using removable memory devices such
as USB sticks, SD cards and flash drives.

The possibility of "financial and reputational" damage if staff lost or
misused the devices prompted the decision, reported The Register.

Instead, IBM staff who need to move data around will be encouraged to do
so via an internal network.

The decree banning removable storage acknowledges that complying with it
could be "disruptive".

Losing data

.... more ....

Hmmm! I thought this was the twenty-first century, not the twentieth!?

But heh, better late than never!

[BBC] IBM workers banned from using USB sticks
 

In message , Mr. Man-wai
Chang writes:
[BBC] IBM workers banned from using USB sticks
Full story: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-44069488

Staff at IBM have been banned from using removable memory devices such
as USB sticks, SD cards and flash drives.

The possibility of "financial and reputational" damage if staff lost or
misused the devices prompted the decision, reported The Register.

Instead, IBM staff who need to move data around will be encouraged to
do so via an internal network.

The decree banning removable storage acknowledges that complying with
it could be "disruptive".

Losing data

.... more ....


The company I worked for banned them many years ago - for reasons of (a)
concern of theft of secure [either in the government (it was a defence
contractor) or commercial sense] material, and (b) fear of infection.
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[BBC] IBM workers banned from using USB sticks
 

In article ,
says...
Staff at IBM have been banned from using removable memory devices such
as USB sticks, SD cards and flash drives.


I recall a few years ago reading that the Pentagon had
such a policy in place and had filled USB sockets with
epoxy to enforce it.

[BBC] IBM workers banned from using USB sticks
 

"Mr. Man-wai Chang" Wrote in message:
[BBC] IBM workers banned from using USB sticks

It is a logical decision.
I do not see it as a topic.

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[BBC] IBM workers banned from using USB sticks
 

"J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote:
In message , Mr. Man-wai
Chang writes:
[BBC] IBM workers banned from using USB sticks
Full story: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-44069488

Staff at IBM have been banned from using removable memory devices such
as USB sticks, SD cards and flash drives.

The possibility of "financial and reputational" damage if staff lost or
misused the devices prompted the decision, reported The Register.

Instead, IBM staff who need to move data around will be encouraged to
do so via an internal network.

The decree banning removable storage acknowledges that complying with
it could be "disruptive".

Losing data

.... more ....


The company I worked for banned them many years ago - for reasons of (a)
concern of theft of secure [either in the government (it was a defence
contractor) or commercial sense] material, and (b) fear of infection.

Exactly. Same with the little 150K employee computer company I worked
for. As soon as USB ports showed up on computers, they were made
inoperable. (No card-readers at that time.) That was well before the
year 2000.

[BBC] IBM workers banned from using USB sticks
 

On Sun, 13 May 2018 07:05:06 +0200 (GMT+02:00), Libor Striz wrote:

"Mr. Man-wai Chang" Wrote in message:
[BBC] IBM workers banned from using USB sticks

It is a logical decision.
I do not see it as a topic.

Welcome to UseNet mate.

[BBC] IBM workers banned from using USB sticks
 

Frank Slootweg wrote in
:

"J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote:
In message , Mr. Man-wai
Chang writes:
[BBC] IBM workers banned from using USB sticks
Full story: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-44069488

Staff at IBM have been banned from using removable memory devices
such as USB sticks, SD cards and flash drives.

The possibility of "financial and reputational" damage if staff lost
or misused the devices prompted the decision, reported The Register.

Instead, IBM staff who need to move data around will be encouraged
to do so via an internal network.

The decree banning removable storage acknowledges that complying
with it could be "disruptive".

Losing data

.... more ....


The company I worked for banned them many years ago - for reasons of
(a) concern of theft of secure [either in the government (it was a
defence contractor) or commercial sense] material, and (b) fear of
infection.

Exactly. Same with the little 150K employee computer company I
worked
for. As soon as USB ports showed up on computers, they were made
inoperable. (No card-readers at that time.) That was well before the
year 2000.

Many years ago I used to service some data equipment at a defense
contractor site. I was required to leave my calculator at the security
check-in desk for the same reason. This was long before USB ever came
into existence. And of course, there is the most popular story floating
around about the banning of Furbies, due to their small memory function.
Data loss concerns have been around for a long, long time.

[BBC] IBM workers banned from using USB sticks
 

mechanic Wrote in message:
On Sun, 13 May 2018 07:05:06 +0200 (GMT+02:00), Libor Striz wrote:

"Mr. Man-wai Chang" Wrote in message:
[BBC] IBM workers banned from using USB sticks

It is a logical decision.
I do not see it as a topic.

Welcome to UseNet mate.

Being here for more then 20 years, mate.

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[BBC] IBM workers banned from using USB sticks
 

In article , Frank Slootweg
wrote:


The company I worked for banned them many years ago - for reasons of (a)
concern of theft of secure [either in the government (it was a defence
contractor) or commercial sense] material, and (b) fear of infection.

Exactly. Same with the little 150K employee computer company I worked
for. As soon as USB ports showed up on computers, they were made
inoperable. (No card-readers at that time.) That was well before the
year 2000.

there weren't very many usb peripherals 'well before the year 2000' so
disabling the usb ports didn't make much of a difference.

meanwhile, ethernet ports remained active...