NSA on the Flash-Media Hunt

The National Security Agency has developed a software tool that detects thumb drives or other flash media connected to a network, and any federal agency can get a copy free — no box tops or coupons required. The NSA provided a brief tantalising description of its USBDetect 3.0 Computer Network Defence Tool in the unclassified part of its fiscal 2011 budget request. The software, the NSA said, provides network administrators and system security officials with an automated capability to detect the introduction of USB storage devices into their networks. This tool closes potential security vulnerabilities; a definite success story in the pursuit of the [Defence Department] and NSA protect information technology system strategic goals