USB History View

USB History View

In the USB History view of the File Diary, you monitor a USB. The USB History shows when a USB device was connected and detects any files copied or downloaded directly to the USB device. This feature supports USBs, smart phones, SD cards, tablets and some encrypted USB devices.

The USB History view shows details and the status of the USB device. Status is either white listed (authorized). not white listed (not authorized) or ignored. Details include serial number, model name, vendor name and label name of the device.

Opening USB History View

• In the File Activity page (File Diary > File Activity), in the Details column, select the relevant USB device.

  The USB History page opens. This page shows the details of the USB device and the events that occurred on the selected USB device during the currently selected time period.

  

  To get more details about a device, hover over the item in the Details column and a tooltip opens.

  

USB History Page View

The USB History page shows details and the status of the USB device.

Details include serial number, model name, vendor name and label name of the device.

Status can be one of the following:

	Status	Description
	White listed	USB devices is authorized, usually a corporate USB.
	Unlisted	USB devices is not authorized, such as USB devices for personal usage
	Ignored	USB devices is not monitored by decision

The table below describes the fields in the USB History page.

Field	Description
Date	Date the event occurred.
Time	Time the event occurred.
File Name	Name and location of tracked file.
Operation	Event that occurred: Download to: File downloaded to connected USB device. Copied to: File copied to connected USB device. USBCONNECT: USB device connected or disconnected
Details	Additional details describing the events, such as from where the file was copied or downloaded.
Login/Secondary User	Login name or secondary user name.
Application	Name of the application used to download or copy the file.
Endpoint Name	Name of the endpoint from which the file was downloaded or copied.
Video	A link to a video of screenshots with detailed session data ( for a live session).

Changing the Status of a USB Device

You can change the device status. In the Status area you can see the current status. In the example above, the status is unlisted.

1. To change from Unlisted to White listed, select Add device to White list.

   The Status changes to White listed.

   

2. To change from White listed to Unlisted, unselect Add device to White list.

   The Status changes to Unlisted.

3. To change the status to Ignore device, select Ignore device.

   A warning appears reminding you that this option prevents any monitoring or visibility to File Activity of the device.

4. Click Yes to proceed.

   The Ignore device is selected.

   

Maintaining a White List in the List page

1. Click White list to open the List page. Alternatively you can open this page from Configuration > Lists and select White listed USB devices.

   

2. To add USB devices to the list, you can do any of the following:

   • Enter the USB device serial number manually and click Add

   • Import a list of USB devices from a .csv file. Click Import Items and select the file with the USB devices.

   For more information lists, see Implementing Lists in ObserveIT