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[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 .... -- @~@ Remain silent! Drink, Blink, Stretch! Live long and prosper!! / v \ Simplicity is Beauty! /( _ )\ May the Force and farces be with you! ^ ^ (x86_64 Ubuntu 9.10) Linux 2.6.39.3 不借貸! 不詐騙! 不*錢! 不援交! 不打交! 不打劫! 不自殺! 不求神! 請考慮綜援 (CSSA): http://www.swd.gov.hk/tc/index/site_...sub_addressesa |
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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! |
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[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. -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go. - Oscar Wilde |
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[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. -- Libor Striz aka Poutnik ( a pilgrim/wanderer/wayfarer) "Humour is the only effective weapon against stupidity." Miloš Forman ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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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. |
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[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. |
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[BBC] IBM workers banned from using USB sticks
Frank Slootweg wrote in
news "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. |
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[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. -- Libor Striz aka Poutnik ( a pilgrim/wanderer/wayfarer) "Humour is the only effective weapon against stupidity." Miloš Forman ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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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... |
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