System and apparatus for controlling use of mass storage devices

摘要

Disclosed is a software program, USB monitoring software agent. USB monitoring software agent is a software program that monitors all USB ports of a computer and provides real-time detection of all USB devices connected to a USB port. As a USB device is detected, the device is identified, categorized, cataloged and logged in a secure persistent store, prompted for a challenge policy of use if so configured, prevent the USB device from being used if so configured, transmit information about the detected USB device to a local or remote repository by a selected industry standard telecommunication method. A method of creating a digital photograph and/or a video recording to record and identify a user of the computer contemporaneous with the insertion/removal/ejection of a USB device into or out of the computer is disclosed also.

主权项

1. A method of monitoring the use of mass storage devices connected to a computer Universal Serial Bus (USB) port comprising the steps of:
detecting the presence of mass storage device connected to a computer USB port; creating a unique session identifier; displaying a mass storage device policy statement on a monitor setting forth mass storage device user conditions; prompting a computer user to respond to the policy statement by accepting or declining the statement; and controlling the mass storage device's access to the computer's operating system by permitting access if the user accepts the policy statement or preventing access if the user declines the policy statement, wherein the unique session identifier comprises a combination of the mass storage device type, mass storage device serial number, date and time of mass storage device computer access attempt and the computer operating system assigned drive letter designation for the computer port to which the mass storage device is attached; and, limiting the mass storage device's access to the computer's operating system as read-only access.