{"id":353,"date":"2016-07-14T12:10:51","date_gmt":"2016-07-14T17:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.glasswire.com\/?p=353"},"modified":"2022-10-11T08:29:03","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T13:29:03","slug":"protect-your-usb-ports-from-unauthorized-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glasswire.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/14\/protect-your-usb-ports-from-unauthorized-use\/","title":{"rendered":"Protect your USB ports from unauthorized use"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-354\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.glasswire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/protect_USB_ports.jpg\" alt=\"protect_USB_ports\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Are your USB ports protected or disabled?<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you&#8217;re a GlassWire user then you probably spend quite a bit of time securing your PC and network.&nbsp; However, what good is it to secure your PC if anyone can walk up and access your USB port when you aren&#8217;t looking?&nbsp; Unfortunately external flash and hard drives can be used to deliver malware and keyloggers to your PC.<\/p>\n<p>Some people say that if someone has physical access to your PC it&#8217;s already a lost cause, and perhaps that&#8217;s true in some cases but there are some things you can do to help protect your PC from unauthorized USB access.<\/p>\n<p>One of the cool things about this USB security tip is that no third party software needs to be installed to activate it.&nbsp; To get started you&#8217;ll want to launch Regedit and go to the key at <em>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\<wbr>CurrentContro&gt;Set\\Services\\<wbr>USBSTOR.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em> If you want to disable USB storage change Start&#8217;s data to 4 and to enable it again change the data to 3.&nbsp; You can change the &#8220;Start&#8221; number by double clicking on its row.<\/p>\n<p>Please note this change should not affect any storage that is already plugged in to your PC, but it should block any new storage that connects.&nbsp; Feel free to give other tips on how to protect your hardware from tampering in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are your USB ports protected or disabled? 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