Does your organization ban, or limit the use of, USB drives on work laptops and/ or desktop computers?

Yes - USB devices are not allowed.27%

Yes - We limit use to certain people or very specific situations.46%

Yes - We monitor for sensitive data to prevent data loss. End user actions are flagged but rarely stopped. 15%

No - Use of USB devices are allowed. (However, other policies still apply, such as keeping sensitive data under organizational network control.9%

No - Some other approach not mentioned.

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Head of Cyber Security in Manufacturing2 years ago

I assume that most companies are strong in USB Blocking/Monitoring, whereby the cloud/web uploads are way broader and way more unintentional used/abused than USB. Insert a SSE/Proxy who can help you in inline coaching/Forensic copy of all data, similar to what you can do with Endpoint USB DLP.

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