USB Control

USB control transfers, essential for initializing and managing USB devices, are crucial for organizations due to their role in ensuring device compatibility, enforcing security measures, facilitating troubleshooting and maintenance, reducing costs through automation, standardizing device management processes, and optimizing data integrity and performance.

Table of Contents

1. USB Control
2. How to control USB devices in your organization?
3. Key features of Device Control Plus
   • Centrally enforce strict device access policies
   • Detect and alert in the event of unauthorized access
   • Respond to alerts
4. Benefits of USB control
5. Prevent data loss with Device Control Plus
6. Supported USB devices

How to control USB devices in your organization?

Device Control Plus is a meticulous USB device control software that manages all USB and peripheral devices within your network. It also aids admins in regulating the various device access permissions pertaining to each computer by deploying and enforcing strict device and file access policies, even while offline. This drastically reduces the point of exfiltration and the chances of data loss and theft. Below are just a few features that Device Control Plus offers.

Key features of Device Control Plus

Centrally enforce strict device access policies.

Classify the type of access level a device can have based on the device's roles, tasks, and whom it belongs to. Create device access policies to block USB ports, and set read-only permission or both read and write permission. You can deploy these policies to devices either inside or outside the network without having to physically connect them to your computer.

Detect and alert in the event of unauthorized access

Device Control Plus, an enterprise USB management software, continuously monitors all device and file usage activities. Whenever there is an occurrence of unauthorized device connection, you will receive an alert on the details of blocked devices. You will also receive reports on every device and file activity to the configured email address.

Respond to alerts

By viewing the reports, you can monitor who is using what device on which endpoint, which files are going in and out, and what level of access needs to be rendered to an employee based on their behavioral pattern.

Benefits of USB Control Software

1. Enhanced Security:
   • Prevent Data Leaks: By controlling USB port access, organizations can prevent unauthorized data transfers, reducing the risk of data breaches.
   • Malware Prevention: Blocking unauthorized USB devices helps prevent malware infections that could be introduced through infected USB drives.
   • Granular Control: Administrators can set permissions for different devices, users, and groups, ensuring that only approved devices are used.
2. Improved Data Management:
   • Auditing and Monitoring: USB control software can log all USB activities, providing detailed records for audits and compliance with regulatory requirements.
   • Data Encryption: Some software solutions offer data encryption for files transferred via USB, enhancing data security during transit.
3. Device Management:
   • Access Control: Administrators can allow or block specific types of USB devices, such as storage devices, printers, or external hard drives, depending on organizational policies.
   • Device Whitelisting/Blacklisting: By creating lists of approved (whitelisted) and disapproved (blacklisted) devices, organizations can ensure only trusted devices are used.
   • Remote Management: USB control software often includes features for remote management, allowing administrators to enforce policies and make changes from a central location.
4. Compliance and Policy Enforcement:
   • Regulatory Compliance: Helps in adhering to data protection regulations like GDPR, HIPAA, and others by ensuring that sensitive data is not easily transferred to unapproved devices.
   • Policy Implementation: Organizations can enforce their security policies more effectively by using USB control software to automate the enforcement of these policies.

A USB device control software is used predominantly to achieve the following

• Control USB devices
• Control USB device access to computers
• Control and manage USB port access
• Prevent data loss and system infection
• Prevention against BadUSB attacks

Prevent data loss with Device Control Plus

Data is a valuable corporate asset and must be protected. Since USB and peripheral devices are vulnerable to carrying malware in them, they could infect your computers, too. Being a sound USB management software, Device Control Plus enables you to protect your confidential data from USB devices that may otherwise modify, delete, or steal it. Additionally, allowing access to only authorized devices significantly reduces the risks of USB malware, data theft, and loss.

A multifaceted device control solution like Device Control Plus, which is an effective USB port management software, can reduce your operational costs, lower your security budget, and make adhering to compliance regulations a breeze. Download a free 30-day trial of Device Control Plus and try out these features today!

Supported USB devices

Data within networks are constantly transferred through various devices. From prompt detection to comprehensive monitoring, Device Control Plus, a USB lockdown software, is capable of supporting up to 18 types of USB devices which include:

1. Removable Storage Devices
2. Keyboards
3. Mouses
4. Bluetooth Devices
5. Windows Portable Devices
6. Apple Devices
7. Printers
8. CD-ROM
9. Imaging Devices
10. Infrared
11. Modems
12. Biometric Equipment
13. SmartCard Reader
14. Tape Drive
15. WCEUSBS
16. Serial Ports (COM)
17. Parallel Ports (LPT)
18. Wireless Network Adapters

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