auto copy contents of usb / zip disks when connected to computer

[scottatwittenberg]

Hi,

Someone I know has an employee who is supposed to have certain files and info and says he doesn't. short story long, he always seems to use usb drives and zip disks at the office. They want to know if he is storing company data on these removable drives that is not being stored on the servers, as well as taking company data off site.

so.. i was thinking that the data could be "synced" from these various devices when he uses them without him knowing. i have used the microsoft synctoy before, but never have seen it run, since i have always set it to run in the middle of the night. i don't know if it has the capability to run when a device is inserted.

is there some sort of low level script that could be written to do this and run as a service? if drive E is inserted, copy data to \\server\folder ??

 

[mogman42]

First thing that comes to mind would be a script to run at logon/logoff to just do a basic copy to a network share somewhere via copy or xcopy.

Copy Zip Drive.bat

xcopy x:\   \\server\share /s /c/ /h /y /z

You could also enable offline files/folders and set it to sync on logon/off.

How to use Offline Files/Folders with Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307853

2) Is the PC attached to a Domain? You can setup a policy via GPO to lock down that particular PC to prevent that user from installing/mounting removable devices.

3) Reduce domain/local user privileges to prevent installation of removable hardware.

3) Or, you could go with a third party application. These may or may not be easy to hide from the user.

Microsoft SyncToy
Download

AllWay Sync
http://www.allwaysync.com/

Fileware Filesync
http://www.fileware.com/products.htm

2nd Copy
http://www.centered.com/

ViceVersa
http://www.tgrmn.com/free/

 

[scottatwittenberg]

The computer is attached to a domain.

I don't know if a logon/logoff script would work because i think he generally puts the removable storage in after he logs in.. and would take them out before logging out and going home.. if they were left there overnight, then it would be easy..

i do not work there, so it would be difficult to coordinate. maybe he leaves them in there when he is at lunch, and i could remote in and copy the contents then...

i will check out the other sync apps you listed though.

 

[pigster]

They want to know if he is storing company data on these removable drives that is not being stored on the servers, as well as taking company data off site.

Why not try something like http://www.gfi.com/endpointsecurity/ ?