Collaborate Disseminate
Some background: I paid up person in my local area to install a live USB to two jump drives for my own use some time ago.
I never used them. I did however load them up this morning because I’m trying to reset my OS. And I noticed that once… Continue reading Why is proxmox PVE installed on this drive?
There is plenty of discussion on how USB thumbdrives can be used for malicious purposes if one decides to go down that rabbit hole. One mitigation that is discussed in that context is to completely disable USB storage devices.
Are there an… Continue reading Strategies for dealing with threats from malicious USB thumb drives – apart from blocking it alltogether
When some Windows users plugged in their exFAR drive, their system refused to recognize it and the drive did not show up in the File Explorer. In this post, we will discuss this issue in detail and see what you can do to resolve the issue. So, if the e… Continue reading exFAT drive not showing up on Windows 11/10
I recently encountered a concerning situation involving a USB drive, and I’m seeking guidance on how to proceed.
The scenario:
I used an older computer to extract photos from a DVD and transferred them onto a USB drive. However, when I plu… Continue reading USB Drive Malware (.lnk extension) Suspicions: Seeking Advice on Next Steps
External drives like USB drives are extremely helpful for copying files to and fro a PC or a laptop. You can then transfer these files and use them on any device or carry them even when you are traveling. However, sometimes, many users complain that th… Continue reading Is USB Flash Drive not copying files? Here’s how to fix
I know that I wipe a USB drive from Linux by doing a dd overwriting the whole device with random data. This however may take a very long time.
Is it possible to do this faster (and still safely), by asking the drive to erase all unused spa… Continue reading Erasing unused blocks on USB drive
I recently purchased a fake USB flash drive for its cool and beautiful case. I know that the seller modified the firmware so that it shows a different capacity to the operating system, but I am not sure if he modified the firmware to make … Continue reading Check BadUSB or similar threats via software [duplicate]
For almost a year now, we’ve been following the progress [Walker] has been making with Ovrdrive — a completely open source USB flash drive that features the ability to destroy …read more Continue reading Updated OSHW Flash Drive Keeps Data Safe, Fingers Dry
Some peoples working with virtual machines need to plug USB drive on their computer or VM, in order to work (flash OS, put firmwares, upload configurations).
There is no data leak policy or software running in the VM as they grab the image… Continue reading Protection against data leak from a usb drive plugged in a virtual machine?
Someone had copied someone’s private data onto my USB.
Is it possible to detect from where or which system copied data to my USB?
Continue reading Is it possible to detect from where data was copied to my USB? [duplicate]