An apparatus for detecting a security threat, the apparatus comprising: a first input/output interface and a second input/output interface; a memory device that stores a set of instructions; and a processor configured to execute the set of instructions to cause the apparatus to: detect that a first device is coupled with the first input/output interface; responsive to the detection that the first device is coupled with the first input/output interface, temporarily disable data communication between the first and second input/output interfaces (212, 210); acquire a file from the detected first device via the first input/output interface; analyze attributes of the file and determine whether the acquired file poses a security threat; monitor for a request to communicate data to the second input/output interface; responsive to detecting a request to communicate data to the second input/output interface, determine that the first device poses a security threat; and responsive to a determination that the acquired file and the first device do not pose a security threat, enable the data communication between the first and second input/output interfaces (212, 210), wherein the monitoring takes place after the acquiring of the file and before the enabling of the data communication. a first input/output interface and a second input/output interface; a memory device that stores a set of instructions; and a processor configured to execute the set of instructions to cause the apparatus to: detect that a first device is coupled with the first input/output interface; responsive to the detection that the first device is coupled with the first input/output interface, temporarily disable data communication between the first and second input/output interfaces (212, 210); acquire a file from the detected first device via the first input/output interface; analyze attributes of the file and determine whether the acquired file poses a security threat; monitor for a request to communicate data to the second input/output interface; responsive to detecting a request to communicate data to the second input/output interface, determine that the first device poses a security threat; and responsive to a determination that the acquired file and the first device do not pose a security threat, enable the data communication detect that a first device is coupled with the first input/output interface; responsive to the detection that the first device is coupled with the first input/output interface, temporarily disable data communication between the first and second input/output interfaces (212, 210); acquire a file from the detected first device via the first input/output interface; analyze attributes of the file and determine whether the acquired file poses a security threat; monitor for a request to communicate data to the second input/output interface; responsive to detecting a request to communicate data to the second input/output interface, determine that the first device poses a security threat; and responsive to a determination that the acquired file and the first device do not pose a security threat, enable the data communication between the first and second input/output interfaces (212, 210), wherein the monitoring takes place after the acquiring of the file and before the enabling of the data communication.