Software Solutions

USB Port Security

Managing access to removable drives is a task undertaken every network administrator. Organizations in diverse fields, such as education, government, healthcare and manufacturing struggle to find solutions to their data security and management needs. However, a solution exists that allows users with a specific group membership to read & write data to removable storage, such as USB Flash Drives. Controlling this access when needed is essential to maintaining a high level of security when working with sensitive information. Granting and revoking access to removable devices can be handled by delegated users simply by modifying group memberships. However, being able to provide a secure way to add and remove users from groups is where this becomes a challenge.

The User Management Resource Administrator solves this problem by providing users with a secure form that allows them to modify group memberships. The User Management Resource Administrator can restrict control over a specific group only, and only allow and remove users that the end user should have direct control over. By controlling the information that is presented to the end user, IT departments can customize their delegated management architecture to any degree. If a secretary needs access to allow or deny users from interacting with USB storage, then a delegation form can be built to let them control the group membership for that privilege.

Network administrators that are required to maintain a high level of security for removable storage can use the User Management Resource Administrator to provide:

• A clear and easy-to-use delegated platform to control hardware and software policies, simply by interacting with group memberships, OU placements, etc.
• Task-oriented solutions for end-users without requiring them to have administrative privileges
• Secure tools for performing routine tasks to Active Directory
• Database back end for audit reports