USB Security Analyzer Detects and Responds to Potential Threats
Use USB security software with real-time alerts to help automatically protect important business data
USB security software can detect unauthorized usage
USB devices are readily available and often go unmonitored, potentially serving as a blind spot in a network’s security. Due to this, these devices present a risk of data loss and breaches since they make potentially insecure transfers of data easy.
When you install the SolarWinds® Security Event Manager (SEM) agent, you will also have the option to install USB Defender. The USB Defender Local Policy connector is an endpoint USB security technology designed to protect your data against potential USB threats.
USB Defender enables a SEM agent to monitor the usage of USB devices, including phones, cameras, and mass storage devices on your domain controller server, with the ability to send real-time notifications when USB drivers are installed. USB Defender is also built with the ability to manually and automatically send commands to detach offending devices.
Respond to USB security threats with device control/lockdown
With SolarWinds SEM, you can enhance your USB port security by using preset, out-of-the-box active response rules or creating your own rules. Active response rules are designed to block USB devices when USB access poses a threat—for instance, if deployed by a blacklisted user account. Using USB Defender, you can set active response rules to automatically check if a device belongs to the whitelisted, user-defined group of authorized USB devices. If an unauthorized USB is detected, you can execute preventive measures like automatically detaching the USB device, killing processes by ID or name, blocking IP addresses, and shutting down machines.
USB Defender also writes events related to USB devices attached to SEM agents by default. These events can be parsed for other field information to create more complex blacklist comparisons in addition to more restricted policies for which types of devices should be allowed in the USB Defender Local Policy whitelist users and devices file.
Easily run reports with a USB activity monitor
Monitoring a network for USB threats is a requirement for a number of compliance regulations, including PCI DSS. To help demonstrate compliance, SEM offers both built-in and customizable report templates designed for easier compliance reporting. Run reports on key metrics by using the USB analyzer file auditing feature in SEM to monitor activity of USB devices to track suspicious user activity, like unwarranted data transfer from an authorized USB port to better understand whether users are copying unauthorized files to external devices. The USB activity monitor and compliance reporting tool in SEM can also help admins identify unauthorized applications launched from USB devices by auditing USB file activities.
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USB devices are commonly used in business settings today, but simply plugging a USB device into a computer can allow malware on the device to take over your entire IT infrastructure. While most understand the importance of having cybersecurity software in place, many overlook the dangers posed by unmonitored USBs. This lack of USB security can leave organizations open to data thefts, breaches, viruses, and may result in damage to their reputation.
USB security solutions are designed to protect against these risks, which often arise when employees don’t follow company protocol on USBs. USB port security consists of working to reduce the manageable threats to your network posed by potentially malicious USB mass storage devices. This security strategy can include monitoring USB devices on a network for suspicious users and activities, restricting USB devices allowed to connect to the network, and having automated incident responses in place to trigger actions as well as alert administrators when such events occur. Even a small lag in threat detection and response time can cause devastating damage to a network, which is why it is critical to have real-time USB monitoring.
USB devices are commonly used in business settings today, but simply plugging a USB device into a computer can allow malware on the device to take over your entire IT infrastructure. While most understand the importance of having cybersecurity software in place, many overlook the dangers posed by unmonitored USBs. This lack of USB security can leave organizations open to data thefts, breaches, viruses, and may result in damage to their reputation.
USB security solutions are designed to protect against these risks, which often arise when employees don’t follow company protocol on USBs. USB port security consists of working to reduce the manageable threats to your network posed by potentially malicious USB mass storage devices. This security strategy can include monitoring USB devices on a network for suspicious users and activities, restricting USB devices allowed to connect to the network, and having automated incident responses in place to trigger actions as well as alert administrators when such events occur. Even a small lag in threat detection and response time can cause devastating damage to a network, which is why it is critical to have real-time USB monitoring.
USB security software provides threat detection and prevention
Security Event Manager
- Demonstrate compliance and prove proper USB usage
- Stay proactive with automatic responses to USB security threats
- Help ensure that USB devices don’t threaten business security
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