After a more than yearlong ban, USB drives and other removable media devices may now be used on military networks under “very specific circumstances and guidelines,” according to the U.S. Strategic Command.“This is not a return to business as usual,” Vice Adm. Carl Mauney, deputy commander of the U.S. Strategic Command, told SCMagazineUS.com in an email on Friday. “There remain strict limitations on using these devices.”

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) originally banned USB drives and other removable media devices in November 2008, after a worm infiltrated Army networks. A variation of the worm, W32.SillyFDC, was targeting thumb drives and other removable media and spreading through military networks. To stop the infection, all removable storage devices — including USB drives, … READ MORE >>>