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Heated discussion in our IT meeting: Should we ban personal USB drives at work?
Our IT team had a big fight about personal USB drives in the office. Some folks say they're essential for moving files fast when the network is clogged. But the security guys point out how easy it is for malware to hitch a ride on them. We had an incident where a contractor's infected drive messed up a shared server. Now, some managers want a total ban, while others think we can use approved, encrypted ones. I'm curious how other places handle this.
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dylanr107mo ago
That contractor's infected drive story is familiar. A friend at a logistics firm saw something similar when an employee used a personal thumb drive to share a report. It introduced ransomware that locked up their order system for a day. They ended up banning all personal drives and now provide company-issued, encrypted ones for rare cases when they're needed. The mess it caused made the security team's point for them.
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martin.nancy7mo ago
Wait, their whole order system was down for a full day? I can't imagine the chaos that caused with deliveries and customers. That's way worse than just losing some files.
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kelly7146mo ago
Did they ever find out what was on that personal drive?
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