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</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Calibri">Burning CD's is not unrealistic but way behind the curve.
The Army needs to come out of 1992 and create a credentialed CAC synched USB system,
if not for everyone, for the chain of command, training rooms, armorers, and
supply sergeants. You can encrypt the drives and require the SM to log in to
use them. Especially since we are going into garrison mode, paperwork and
property are going to become the big push. And with the Army wanting to go
completely digital this only makes since.</font></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">
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</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Calibri">Burning CD's is not unrealistic but way behind the curve.
The Army needs to come out of 1992 and create a credentialed CAC synched USB system,
if not for everyone, for the chain of command, training rooms, armorers, and
supply sergeants. You can encrypt the drives and require the SM to log in to
use them. Especially since we are going into garrison mode, paperwork and
property are going to become the big push. And with the Army wanting to go
completely digital this only makes since.</font></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">
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I thought the USB prohibition was related to the autorun.inf vulnerability and the military was slow to realize the problem had been patched.
Removable storage in general should be avoided. Cloud storage through organizational servers or AKO cloud is probably the way to go. Our focus should be to ensure greater connectivity of our devices.
Removable storage in general should be avoided. Cloud storage through organizational servers or AKO cloud is probably the way to go. Our focus should be to ensure greater connectivity of our devices.
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It was, DoD cleared USB drives for further use. DA said no. In retrospect, our policies weren't adhered to much which created a huge vulnerability. Cloud storage is fine, almost every place you go to has access to something of the sort. I foresee that removable media policies won't allow usb anytime in the near future. The vulnerabilities are greater than the assets gained. Then again, you could always apply for an exception to policy if you really think you need to use it.
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Agreed, SFC (Join to see) . Allowing USB devices just makes electronic espionage that much easier. I don't like creating weaknesses that don't need to be made.
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I like this thinking. I think that the whole reason the USB drives have been disabled is due to abuse and misuse of computer systems. Realistically, burning to a CD is not much different, it still allows a Soldier to extract information. If the CD is burned from a home computer, it also provides an opportunity to transfer a virus from the home computer through the CD/DVD. I think your idea of CAC enabled encryption is a good idea, and I could see this not requiring any additional equipment. The only concern I have is that people will lose the USB drives.
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I remember at one point we received some type of password protected USB this was in 2008
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That's how a battalion S-1 shop operates everything is on a large share drive and they go into the saved files to print out the forms needed, But I do see where you are coming from as far as a company needing its own share drive to have company completed and saved forms. That would certainly make things run a whole lot smoother, because then you just scan a file to the database and it would he there as you need it.
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We have been talking about this for a number of days. Burning discs offers no extra layer of security over CD/DVD. You can format a CD/DVD to be used as a USB drive. Thumb drives can compromise OPSEC, if a person has access to things they should not. Minimum necessary access will fix most of that. Problem is, in many places that is not what is done. Our BDE made the entire BDE folder accessible to all users on the server. Data, including PII, is freely accessible. That is a bigger problem than thumb drives.
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The majority of computers i've come across are equiped with data loss prevention software, the burner is locked down unless you input a code into it, you get this code by applying with the appropriate paperwork/training classes. Mostly this is on classified systems as unclassified systems this would definitely be overkill.
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Bradley Manning didn't obtain his stolen documents via a USB drive, but I honestly doubt that big Army will authorize anything that would make another Bradley Manning-like incident easier.
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Good point sergeant. They can be too convenient for their own good with their small size.
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SGT Donald Croswhite
If you make the thumb drive S.I. like a meal card signed out by supply, people would be more apt to keep track.
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Good idea, but S.I. tends to have serial numbers, and while I could be wrong since I don't have it in front of me, but I don't think my thumb drive has any distinguishing information on it.
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I was in Iraq when they were banned altogether. will there they had ordered up some especially made, with the classification built into the case along with adding serial numbers. They weren't property book items but they were tracked in accordance with sensitive items inventory criteria.
When is Johnny Mneumonic technology going to advance? can't i was my wrist over a reader by my computer and add information to it?
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