"We have a requirement where I work that only privileged users have access to floppy disk, CDROM and zip drives and serial ports. I searched for suitable tools on the internet and found a number of different ones. The only one I found that enabled me to secure these devices …

"Our intention was to disallow the use of USB devices on Windows XP clients. The risk was simply too high. When we used Windows NT in the office, employees could not use the USB ports. But outside the office, people had gradually started using Windows XP and USB ports."