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In one incident, hospitality victims were sent an envelope containing a fake BestBuy gift card, along with a USB thumb drive containing malware. Malware borne on removable media has been used for opening backdoors, establishing persistent remote access and delivering further malicious payloads, among other things.Īttackers have been finding creative ways to lure users into plugging alien USB thumb sticks into their corporate devices. A recent report found that cyber threats to operational technology systems through USB removable media devices have almost doubled in the last 12 months, for example. The prevalence of peripherals connected to endpoints in the enterprise has not gone unnoticed by malicious actors. Peripherals connected via USB or Bluetooth are ubiquitous and still a necessary feature of business devices, from laptops to workstations and even IoT smart devices. What Are the Security Risks of USB and other Peripherals?

Our updated Device Control feature means IT and SOC teams can ensure business continuity for all end users requiring the use of external devices while limiting the attack surface to the bare minimum.

Today, we are excited to announce the latest updates to this feature, which now allows management of USB, Bluetooth and Bluetooth Low Energy devices with the greatest granularity possible. Back in 2018, we announced Device Control to our platform, offering admins and security teams the ability to manage the use of USB and other peripheral devices across the network.

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