On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 10:43 AM, John DeCarlo <[email protected]>wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 10:21 AM, tjp <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > http://gcn.com/blogs/quick-study/2010/02/to-usb-or-not-to-usb.aspx?s=gcndaily_230210 > > > > "Those little USB thumb drives are very helpful little critters for > > transporting data easily between one computer and another, you have to > > admit. However, they are also very useful for introducing malware into a > > system. That was that the reason the Pentagon banned their use in > November > > 2008, declaring that “Memory sticks, thumb drives and camera flash memory > > cards have given the adversary the capability to exploit our poor > personal > > practices and have provided an avenue of attack ... malicious software > > (malware) programmed to embed itself in memory devices has entered our > > systems." > > > > Why don't they simply ban Windows? > > > > I could easily put together a USB drive, especially a U3-type that presents > as a CD drive, with stuff for Mac OS, Windows, Linux, and others. > > All you need is a curious but clueless user to mess up any of those > Operating Systems. > > Plenty of stories out there about people "losing" a handful of USB drives, > and finding 80+% of them were inserted in people's computers and clicked > on, > compromising the computers. > > People who wouldn't click on a dangerous web site are likely to think that > the USB they found or borrowed must have something interesting on it. > > Just more user education, really. > > I think I heard that the pentagon sealed up all the USB ports with epoxy. -- John Duncan Yoyo -------------------------------o) ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
