I will soon receive several new USB 2GB flash drives (Crucial and Corsair).
They are all newest(?) technology, I believe. I suspect they may arrive
pre-formatted with stuff (programs) I may not wish or need to
use. Looking for the collectives thoughts here. :)
Should I immediately
Some people think U3 drives are a security risk, and they are starting to be
blocked certain places? from being allowed to run their programs.
Rick Glazier
From: DHSinclair
I will soon receive several new USB 2GB flash drives (Crucial and
If there's stuff on the drive that you don't want or need, then by all
means format it. It shouldn't be required to use the drive as a basic
USB disk.
DHSinclair wrote:
I will soon receive several new USB 2GB flash drives (Crucial and
Corsair). They are all newest(?) technology, I believe. I
Chris,
Care to expand on last send? Don't understand Is this about old floppy
drives?
Best,
Duncan
At 21:45 03/02/2008 +, you wrote:
I have lots of clients who have group policies that disallow usb removable
media for (most clients).
Sent via BlackBerry by ATT
-Original
Thanks Rick,
You brought up the U3 business again. Can you expand on this?
Best,
Duncan
At 16:47 03/02/2008 -0500, Rick wrote:
Some people think U3 drives are a security risk, and they are starting to be
blocked certain places? from being allowed to run their programs.
No, he's saying that he has a lot of clients that block the use of USB
disks.
DHSinclair wrote:
Chris,
Care to expand on last send? Don't understand Is this about old
floppy drives?
Best,
Duncan
Thanks Ben,
Plan to treat the new FDs the same way as the old one. I am not worried
about any warranty implications.regarding what might be
pre-recorded. :)
I suspect I am seeking info about this U3 business.
Best,
Duncan
At 17:23 03/02/2008 -0500, you wrote:
If there's stuff on the
IF they are U3 drives, the U3 people have always stated you NEED to use their
un-install program to remove the auto-mounting of the emulated CD-ROM drive.
(Don't know for sure as I never removed any of mine.)
Rick Glazier
From: Ben Ruset
If there's
Thanks Ben! I was not aware of this, other than just shutting down USB (on
current HDW).
I thought that USB was now a default protocol. Hmm.?
Best,
Duncan
At 17:44 03/02/2008 -0500, you wrote:
No, he's saying that he has a lot of clients that block the use of USB disks.
DHSinclair
Not sure if it has been explained yet, but a lot of modern USB sticks come
with U3. This is sort of useful in that it will autolaunch programs and
stuff when you stick the key in. But I just see it as one huge security
risk and on machines where you aren't admin it can have problems working
Thanks Rick,
I'll read up on this U3 business. Still have a few days. :)
Best,
Duncan
At 17:51 03/02/2008 -0500, you wrote:
IF they are U3 drives, the U3 people have always stated you NEED to use their
un-install program to remove the auto-mounting of the emulated CD-ROM drive.
(Don't
Brian,
Thank you very much. I believe I now have at least the basics to figure
this small new problem out.
Yes, I do NOT wish any of the new FDs to auto-boot anything. I wish for
them to be (appear) as just another removable drive in whatever computer
they get plugged into. I am off to
Ben,
Nice. Really nice! Is there some reason the power's-that-be did
this? NO! Don't even hazard a guess! Will get tools, will live on. Not
yet ready to play with Group Policy business, yet. I've learned that GP
is really big mana and that I am not 'read' enough to play there. Fine. I
At 03:16 PM 3/2/2008, you wrote:
Brian,
Thank you very much. I believe I now have at least the basics to
figure this small new problem out.
Yes, I do NOT wish any of the new FDs to auto-boot anything. I
wish for them to be (appear) as just another removable drive
I think it is very unlikely
Security. If you were using a workstation that had access to government
secrets, health records, financial records, etc., the powers that be
would want to ensure that a rogue worker would not come in and copy that
information into a small, easily concealed flash drive and walk off with
secret
Or one would hope that was the situation.
-
Brian Weeden
Technical Consultant
Secure World Foundation
On Sun, Mar 2, 2008 at 7:35 PM, Ben Ruset [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Security. If you were using a workstation that had access to government
secrets, health records, financial records,
See Brians message. Sun, 2 Mar 2008 14:58:43 -0800 (PST)
It has the link and confirms things I said eariler.
Rick Glazier
From: DHSinclair
To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 5:45 PM
Subject: Re: [H] Flash drive(s)
Thanks Rick,
You
Others are saying -- maybe you don't have a U3 drive.
They are marked with the LOGO if they are.
Only you can see the drive and can tell us what it is...
Rick Glazier
From: DHSinclair
To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 6:10
Winterlight,
Thanks for that info. I was hoping that none of the new devices would be
harnessed with U3, but it has been some time since I've spent money on
new tech (mostly old replacement stuff). Am happy to read that I might
beat this latest trend. I will wait and see. At worst, I'll
Well, security is only as good as the policies that the organization
decides on, the technology used, and the skill of the people
implementing them.
Brian Weeden wrote:
Or one would hope that was the situation.
-
Brian Weeden
Technical Consultant
Secure World Foundation
Ben,
Thanks. I do comprehend the gov't connection. It does make much
sense. Fortunately, I do not do any gov't work anymore. But, I am
sensitive to those that do. Gov't security is only limited to my past
personal records/business. Yes; the stuff of all future phishing
attacks. That
Rick,
Got it! Saved it. Agree with it!
Best,
Duncan
At 19:42 03/02/2008 -0500, you wrote:
See Brians message. Sun, 2 Mar 2008 14:58:43 -0800 (PST)
It has the link and confirms things I said eariler.
Rick Glazier
From: DHSinclair
To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Brian,
Where is the straight ahead sw routine to kill/remove the U3 business??
From your link all I get is a webpage that try's to lame me about what I
plan to do
(kill any U3 on the flash drive). One of those, Are you really sure you
want to do this?
Well, YES. I am sure. Why else did I
Brian,
I am very thick. I did finally navigate to:
http://www.u3.com/uninstall/uninstall.aspx
Oddly, none of the choices given fit my circumstances.
Nothing to download for local use.
So, I'll just format my new FDs and get on with life.
I will look at anything added to the FDs, and, maybe save
They definitely don't make it easy do they. You have to navigate through 4
different pages each time saying yes, I want to remove this crap from my USB
drive.
On the link you just sent, click No Thanks, Continue will take you to
another page where you can click on the button to download the
Brian,
Thank you.
CHA-CHING! You have this down. I can presume that you have been here more
than a few times before.
Found it, and will use it if necessary. Link filed. Yes, with this many
hoops I know I do not need any of it.
Perhaps I asked an offhand question, but, I received
It's pretty much the standard corporate environment now to have a PC with no
floppy or ROM drive (or access disabled), usb ports turned off (save for KBM)
and PCI slots disabled. Nobody 10 years ago though much of security concerns
when taking 1.44MB floppies home, but when you can put a 32GB
so the personal computer is truly dead.
Hayes Elkins wrote:
It's pretty much the standard corporate environment now to have a PC with no floppy or ROM drive (or access disabled), usb ports turned off (save for KBM) and PCI slots disabled. Nobody 10 years ago
though much of security concerns
Eh. Part of it is what employees think they can get away with. We have quite
a few clients who go the extra length and deploy spector cne everywhere. :)
If your in the intellectual property business you have to. If one of their
mastercam drawings left their building, there would be a rash of
Thanks Hayes,
I do understand this view. I was around when we blew these concerns off
the table. Funny how technology has come back to bite us in the butt.
OUCH! LOL!
Best,
Duncan
At 21:37 03/02/2008 -0500, you wrote:
It's pretty much the standard corporate environment now to have a PC with
Chris,
Been there, and done that too! Way many years ago! Odd. It still goes on.
Gosh! We are having just way too much fun. With much better sw. But, JMHO.
Best,
Duncan
At 02:46 03/03/2008 +, you wrote:
Eh. Part of it is what employees think they can get away with. We have
quite a few
I hear ya Duncan, PCPC would be fine but as you say
those models not being made
anymore! :(
Right now I've found a Rosewill (ATNG OEM'd) that I'd
buy as last resort before
no-name, it has the right specs:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182010
Still looking for other
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