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[...] 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.
[...] Some IBM departments had been banned from using removable portable media for some time, said Ms Naidoo, but now the decree was being implemented worldwide. IBM staff are expected to stop using removable devices by the end of May.
[...] Security expert Kevin Beaumont said: "It is a brave move by IBM, as USB devices do present a real risk - often it is very easy to extract data from a company via these devices, and introduce malicious software."
[...] Sumir Karayi, chief executive of security company 1E, said IBM's ban was an "overreaction" by security staff who had not realised the many different ways data flowed in and out of an organisation.
[...] On 25 May, the GDPR rules are enacted, which impose heavy fines on organisations that do not do enough to protect sensitive information.
(Score: 2, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 14 2018, @08:01AM (1 child)
The normal usb driver stuff is blocked but MTP works fine. Plug phone to PC, copy updates to PC, transfer updates from PC to server. Install.
I think they know in theory it's a loophole but in practice that's how they keep the "security auditors" happy while still managing to get stuff done before 2020 (including installing security updates that the "security auditors" insist on).
(Score: 2) by MostCynical on Tuesday May 15 2018, @03:42AM
I've worked for orgs with policies for instant-dismissal-for-connecting-smart-phone-to-work-computer.
Buying a charger for work and finding a spare power point was easier (and cheaper!) than buying usb charge-only cables.
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