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I have a laptop, with Windows 7, no internet (with the wifi adapter physically removed). I want to use that machine for stuff like old abandonware, and don’t want to risk any type of malware or virus spreading (hence why it’s offline).
I d… Continue reading PC to iOS, USB storage Malware?
Speaking hypothetically, if a person wished to secure their data drives and a "writeblocker" device was of concern, could a piece of encryption software be crafted to write to the drive in question with a failure state locking th… Continue reading Could a "writeblocker" device be circumvented by it’s own restrictions?
Speaking hypothetically, if a person wished to secure their data drives and a "writeblocker" device was of concern, could a piece of encryption software be crafted to write to the drive in question with a failure state locking th… Continue reading Could a "writeblocker" device be circumvented by it’s own restrictions?
I found a flash drive outside my home. Thinking one of my neighbors might have dropped it and wanting to return to them (but still wanting to be cautious), I (stupidly) plugged it into an old Android phone that I was going to recycle.
The … Continue reading Can flash drive infect Android and then the Android infect Windows PC?
How safe is it to transfer data using a USB drive between my air gaped pc and my regular pc? What things can be done to improve the safety of this?
Regular readers may recall that security researcher and general open source hardware fanatic [Walker] has been planning a rather unusual flash drive for some time — one that will only …read more Continue reading The Spit-Detecting USB Flash Drive is Nearly Here
Is it possible to add a password in a USB Flash drive as a security measure by end user so that the data is not visible or tampered by somebody else?
As soon as the USB flash drive is connected to the USB connector, before displaying the d… Continue reading USB flash drive password
I hear all this vague information about how USB ports are dangerous, because people can just stick in a stick with malware on it and Windows just happily runs it automatically, or something.
It’s so difficult to find clear and correct info… Continue reading How can USB ports be dangerous? [duplicate]
A self-destructing storage device that vaporizes its contents at the first sign of trouble would be an invaluable tool for many people, but good luck getting your hands on such …read more Continue reading So How Do You Make a Self-Destructing Flash Drive?
I have several faulty USB drives and I like to return these to the vendor to get my money back – but without the vendor being able to access any data which might be still on the drives
Problem is, the USB drives won’t allow me to access th… Continue reading How to wipe out data on a USB drive that is faulty, so that data can’t be recovered?