Why: "While USB attacks may not get all of the headlines, IT and security professionals need to know the capabilities of these attacks and how to mitigate the damage. Knowledge is power!" Find out ...
Almost all of us are aware of USB storage devices. They are used to store data. Because they are portable and lightweight, we can carry them with us without any problem. Do you know these USB storage ...
PRAGUE, Czech Republic — AVAST Software has detected a growing number of malware attacks targeting the AutoRun function in Windows and plug-in USB devices. Researchers found that, of the 700,000 ...
The general rule of thumb is to not plug in USB drives you find on the ground, and beyond that, certainly don’t run anything on them as it could be malware. However, that rule is being skirted by some ...
USB-based attacks, QR codes for phishing and social engineering continue to be some of the most effective, now more dangerous with the help of AI. Low-tech attack vectors are being adapted by cyber ...
Industrial organizations spend a lot of time and money on high-tech walls designed to keep out malware. But lately hackers have been deploying a simple tool to breach those walls: the humble USB drive ...
Nation-state cyber threat groups are once again turning to USBs to compromise highly guarded government organizations and critical infrastructure facilities. Having fallen out of fashion for some time ...
BOSTON (Reuters) - USB devices such as keyboards, thumb-drives and mice can be used to hack into personal computers in a potential new class of attacks that evade all known security protections, a top ...
Industrial cyberattackers are increasingly using removable media to penetrate operational technology (OT) networks, then leveraging the same old malware and vulnerabilities to make their mark. For ...
The vulnerability of industrial IoT systems has generated a lot of discussion about cybersecurity in the last few years, but most of that discussion has centered on protecting against network-based ...
Can seemingly innocuous objects that feign the appearance of regular USB sticks, charging cables or children’s toys be co-opted as tools to aid and abet an actual hack? Or is this just the stuff of TV ...