USB Security Assessment

How Strong Are Your Removable Media Defenses?

USB drives and removable media remain a persistent security gap across corporate networks and industrial OT infrastructure. When an unverified device carries malware into a sensitive system, a routine file transfer can become a security incident before network defenses ever see the traffic.

Take this short assessment to see how your organization handles removable media security and compliance risk.

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8 questions. Under 2 minutes. Instant risk profile.

What the Assessment Covers

The self-assessment reviews six areas that shape removable media risk:

  • Policy and governance: Rules, authorization, and enforcement.
  • Pre-connection scanning: Inspection before devices reach endpoints.
  • BadUSB protection: Controls for hardware-level impersonation attacks.
  • Endpoint enforcement: Restrictions on uncertified devices.
  • Audit trail and visibility: Device, file, scan, and detection records.
  • Sensitive environments: Controls for air-gapped, OT, field, or classified systems.

What You Will Get​

After answering eight questions, you will receive a removable media security risk profile with a plain-language summary of what your result means.

You will also see where your answers suggest the biggest gaps, along with practical next steps for improving removable media security and compliance.

Identify USB Security Gaps Before Systems Are Compromised

USB cybersecurity often breaks down between policy and practice. An organization may restrict removable media on paper while still allowing exceptions, direct endpoint connections, incomplete logging, or inconsistent procedures for contractors, field teams, and sensitive environments.

This assessment gives security and operations teams a fast way to identify where those gaps may exist before they become operational risk.

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How Strong Are Your Removable Media Defenses?​

USB Security Self-Assessment Quiz

USB drives and removable media remain one of the most persistent and underestimated attack vectors in enterprise security. They can bypass firewalls and can carry viruses and malware to your most sensitive IT and OT systems.

Answer eight questions to see where your organization stands and where its USB security gaps are.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who should take the USB security self-assessment?

The assessment is intended for the person responsible for deciding whether removable media can enter a protected environment and how that use is controlled. It is most useful for security, compliance, or operations teams that need a quick view of USB-related exposure.

USB risk persists because removable media creates a physical path around controls that were built for network traffic. A device can arrive through a supplier or maintenance workflow, then connect directly to a trusted system before the wider security stack has full visibility.

TYREX turns removable media policy into a verifiable technical control. TYREX Decontamination Stations inspect devices before connection, while TYREX Management Server records scan activity and threat verdicts for audit review. When paired with endpoint enforcement, organizations can show that only scanned and certified media reaches protected systems, supporting frameworks such as NIST SP 800-53 and CMMC, as well as guidance such as NIST SP 1334.

TYREX adds a pre-connection decontamination step rather than replacing your existing security stack. The goal is to inspect removable media before it reaches the endpoint, eliminate malware and other cybersecurity threats, and then give security teams a clearer record of what was scanned and what was found.

Yes. TYREX is designed for sensitive environments where removable media still has an operational role, but a direct connection creates unacceptable risk. TYREX deployment models support USB security workflows in isolated settings where internet-dependent tools are unsuitable.