Heathrow Airport lands $223k fine for three seconds on video in a lost USB stick
A hefty fine for personal details in video that could be spread via a screenshot.
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News about USB
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The week in security: Google to shame HTTP users; Telstra's secret to finding cybersecurity staff
CISOs beware: a specially-built USB device can steal credentials even from locked Windows PCs after being inserted for just seconds.
David Braue | 13 Sep | Read more
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For $99, this Indiegogo project will murder your PC’s USB port
“USB Killer” promises to destroy a computer's USB port for $99, but you probably needn’t go to such extremes.
Jared Newman | 09 Nov | Read more
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Portable storage for the paranoid: We test two secure USB drives on keypad vs. software security
Congratulations: You've decided your data is sensitive enough (or you're paranoid enough) to store it on a secure USB drive. Basically encrypted storage on a stick, these portable flash drives come with FIPS 140-2 level three validation, meaning the cryptographic module will be rendered inoperable if tampering is detected. It costs quite a bit to acquire validation, which is part of the reason for premium pricing of these drives.
Jon L. Jacobi | 20 Mar | Read more
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The BadUSB exploit is deadly, but few may be hit
Nine years ago, I created what I believe was the world's first USB worm. By playing around with a USB thumb drive and placing a hidden file on it, I was able to make any computer in which the "infected" USB drive was plugged into automatically spread the file to the host computer, then back again when a new USB device was plugged in.
Roger A. Grimes | 09 Oct | Read more
Features about USB
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More employees neglecting data security, survey says
More employees are ignoring data security policies and engaging in activities that could put a company at risk, according to a survey released by Ponemon Institute on Wednesday.