Hacker makes encrypted message app The problem is made worse, because modern day antivirus and protection software wont catch it. USB duping isnt technically a computer virus in action, just a device masquerading as another one. So, theres no solution for it right now except simply barring Flash drives. Thats the approach the U.S. military takes at sensitive locations. The Pentagon disabled its computers USB ports and banned the use of Flash drives in 2008 to prevent infection of government computers there. Cybersecurity: How safe are you? A custom Flip board magazine The flaw was discovered by SRLabs researchers Nohl, Jakob Lell and Sascha Krissler, and will be explained in detail at the Black Hat Cybersecurity conference next week in Las Vegas. The team tested with several types of Flash drives, as well as Android smartphones, which connect to computers via USB ports. The team did not test iPhones or other smartphones. But its not about a specific kind of device. At its very core, the USB flaw exists because of the convenient nature of computer Universal Serial Bus ports -- theyre universal. They accept all sorts of devices -- mouses, microphones, printers and more. That simplicity has a cost, Nohl said.
Posted on: Mon, 04 Aug 2014 20:02:49 +0000
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