Denying Access to Removable Hard Drives via USB Ports

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The best way for the technician to perform this security feature without interrupting users is to push a group policy.

Group policies are used to manage and configure settings for groups of users and computers in an Active Directory environment. By pushing a group policy, the technician can quickly and efficiently enforce the necessary security settings across all affected computers in the network.

To implement this security feature, the technician can create a group policy object (GPO) that disables access to removable hard drives via USB ports. The GPO can be linked to an appropriate organizational unit (OU) that contains the affected computers. This way, the policy will only apply to the specific group of computers that need to be restricted, without affecting other users who do not use removable hard drives via USB ports.

The technician should also communicate with users about this new policy and provide information on alternative methods for transferring data, such as cloud storage, email, or network file shares.

Assigning a local security policy or creating a network login script may not be the most efficient or effective way to enforce this security feature. Updating the acceptable use policy (AUP) is also not the best solution in this case, as it is a document that outlines the rules and guidelines for using the network, rather than a tool to enforce specific security settings.