Device Control & USB Security
Document governance and measurable controls for removable media on managed endpoints.
Overview
Operational teams often lack clear governance for removable media and attached peripherals on managed endpoints. Responsibilities and authorisation processes are inconsistent, monitoring is limited and incident response is not uniformly defined, which reduces the ability to prevent or detect unauthorised data transfer and device‑borne threats.
This solution establishes a documented governance scope with assigned roles, authorisation rules, monitoring expectations and mitigation actions. It defines measurable controls and audit criteria for approving device use, logging and alerting, and for responding to incidents on managed endpoints, while excluding network infrastructure, cloud data storage policies, procurement and unmanaged personal devices.
What this solution helps you achieve
Prevent data exfiltration
Stop unauthorised data transfer via removable media and peripheral devices.
Protect sensitive data
Safeguard sensitive, personal and regulated data against unauthorised access, misuse and exposure.
Reduce data breach risk
Lower the likelihood and impact of data breaches caused by misconfiguration, excessive access or insider activity.
Prove data protection compliance
Demonstrate compliance with data protection regulations, policies and contractual obligations.
Reduce admin effort
Cut the time and effort required to manage permissions across directories and systems.
Monitor device activity
See and audit removable media and peripheral device usage across endpoints.
Technologies Commonly Used
This solution can be delivered using a range of technologies, depending on the environment, requirements, and existing platforms in place. The following are commonly used where relevant.
