Blog Posts Tagged with "USB Drives"
Ghost USB Honeypot: Interview with Project Leader Sebastian Poeplau
August 27, 2012 Added by:InfoSec Institute
Ghost is a honeypot for detecting malware that spreads via USB devices. It first tries to emulate a USB thumb drive. If the malware identifies it as a USB thumb drive, it will trick the malware into infecting it. Ghost then looks for write based requests on the drive, which is an indication of a malware...
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Four Tips for Teaching Your Staff About Social Engineering
April 11, 2012 Added by:Brent Huston
Social engineering, the process of obtaining confidential information through tricking people to do things they should not do; is on the rise. So how can you help your staff recognize social engineering before it’s too late? Here are a few tips...
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Twelve Security Best Practices for USB Drives
March 06, 2012 Added by:Kelly Colgan
Portable and mobile storage devices are significant players in most corporate offices. Ensuring proper protection with a best practices policy and strict enforcement offers significant risk reduction—and can prevent long nights on data breach investigations...
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Twelve Security Best Practices for USB Drives
February 07, 2012 Added by:Kelly Colgan
Portable and mobile storage devices are significant players in most corporate offices. Ensuring proper protection with a best practices policy and strict enforcement offers significant risk reduction—and can prevent long nights on data breach investigations...
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The Importance of Software Updating
November 21, 2011 Added by:Emmett Jorgensen
There is software that can scan your network and check for these un-patched systems. The software can report back exactly which software updates are missing, and then use another tool to actually exploit those vulnerabilities. An attacker could take complete control of your computer...
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Securing Flash Drives within the Enterprise
September 29, 2011 Added by:Kanguru Solutions
Flash drives have revolutionized the business world with their convenience and portability. However, for infosec professionals, flash drives are a dual edged sword. If lost or stolen, a single unencrypted flash drive has the potential to cause a costly data breach...
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The Permanent Security Issue of Top Management
June 21, 2011 Added by:Bozidar Spirovski
No top manager wants to be bothered with the problems and challenges that security and IT guys are facing. Usually that means that the security request aspects of the solution have not been researched or even familiarized. All this results in a half-baked workaround solution...
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One in Three Employees Admit Taking Risks with Data
June 03, 2011 Added by:Headlines
"Businesses can make the mistake of viewing data security as an on-site issue. Often the risks can lie with physical loss or with personal computers. Firms should identify how their staff transfer and handle business documents outside of the work-place, and minimize the risks..."
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Eleven Questions to Ask When Buying a Secure Flash Drive
May 03, 2011 Added by:Emmett Jorgensen
USB flash drives are far too beneficial to be banned outright and avoided. Used with the correct combination of security features, they are a major asset to most organizations, providing a portable platform for storage and applications needed in today's corporate IT environments...
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Dead Drop File Sharing Reminiscent of Cold War Espionage
April 19, 2011 Added by:Headlines
Dead Drops is an anonymous, offline, peer to peer file-sharing network in a public space. USB flash drives are embedded into walls, buildings and curbs. Everyone is invited to drop or find files on a dead drop. Plug your laptop to a wall, house or pole to share your favorite files and data...
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Majority of Workers Plug Unknown USBs Into Office PCs
March 02, 2011 Added by:Headlines
“The Stuxnet worm, the first ‘industrial’ virus, was well-known for spreading via unsecure USB sticks. Furthermore, even if unprotected USB sticks are not infected with viruses or worms, they can contain sensitive corporate data, leaking important information to external organizations"...
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Data Remains on USB and SSDs After Secure Erase
March 01, 2011 Added by:Dan Dieterle
New research shows that secure erase programs used on standard hard drives to wipe important data do not completely erase solid-state (SSD) drives and USB thumb drives. As much as 75 percent of the data could remain after a successful secure wipe...
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USB Device Containing Military Secrets Missing
January 05, 2011 Added by:Headlines
A removable USB storage device, alleged to contain classified level-two U.S. military secrets, is missing in South Korea. The unit was first reported missing in July, but the Army officer responsible for the hardware falsely reported that he had located and then discarded the device...
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