How can we confirm with certanty a USB or Harddrive is not infected after reformatting?

Running the following code on a linux machine returns the partition tables and partial config of the hard-drive and USB devices.
fdisk -l

returns
Disk /dev/nvme0n1: 238.47 GiB, 256060514304 bytes, 500118192 sectors
Disk model: PC300 NVMe… Continue reading How can we confirm with certanty a USB or Harddrive is not infected after reformatting?

How to encrypt a disk with 2 Windows OSes and 3 partitions with Vera Crypt? [migrated]

I have a disk with an MBR partition scheme and 3 partitions. On the first partition, there’s a Windows 7 C: drive which I keep to play some retro games that won’t run on newer Windows. The second partition is a Windows 7 D: partition. It’s… Continue reading How to encrypt a disk with 2 Windows OSes and 3 partitions with Vera Crypt? [migrated]

Is there any increase to known security risks by mounting the EFI System Partition, on a Windows 10 PC?

Security risks, as in malware, attackers, or known vulnerabilities.
Threats while the ESP is mounted, or after unmounting. E.g. Could it open access routes for future attackers. I aim to avoid creating new issues in the process of checking… Continue reading Is there any increase to known security risks by mounting the EFI System Partition, on a Windows 10 PC?