[LM_NET] Target: Tech: USB jump drives, security and saving work

[Gayle Lawrence <gayle.lawrence@SANDITES.ORG>]

A few of our high school students were able to breach security at school
using USB flash drives. As a result, the IT department disabled the USB
ports on students' computers, so students are no longer able to use flash
drives. This is causing a lot of frustration since many students relied on
their flash drives to save work to go from school to home. Floppies aren't a
good option for saving projects anymore and our students can't use email at
school. How did your IT departments handle this kind of security issue? Have
any of you experienced this problem and did you come up with a good
solution? 

 

Gayle Lawrence

Library Media Specialist

Charles Page High School

Sand Springs, OK

gayle.lawrence@sandites.org 


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