Collaborate Disseminate
Compared to a DVD live Tails Linux, how unsafe is using the USB version?
I’m trying to help a friend who for years has been mired in the laborious iterative process of remastering their own DVDs of Knoppix in the name of security.
The use … Continue reading How unsafe is a USB flash drive vs DVD for OS (Tails linux)?
I’m not sure about my system so I want to completely wipe my HDD and reinstall Windows 10.
But I realized that an infected system can also infect a USB bootable drive.
Unfortunately, I don’t have access to a trusted system to create the US… Continue reading How to securely create a bootable USB drive from a possibly infected system?
Note: The macOS portion of this question was recently migrated to AskDifferent, with which I had no issue — however it received zero answers, and zero comments, suggesting it was not the best place for the question. I have thus expanded i… Continue reading Erase device history of external drives / usb [closed]
I’ve seen multiple software tools for erasing any history of external devices on Windows — USBDeview, and USB Oblivion, in particular. In other words, after using this software, there is no way to tell that a device such as a USB or exter… Continue reading Erase device history on a Mac [migrated]
Introduction
Stuxnet for those who don’t know: is a worm that exploited 0days, which – for the sole purpose to disrupt Iran’s Nuclear power program.
Few, don’t know about another malware, which appeared way earlier than StuXNet. – Fanny.bm… Continue reading Was fanny.bmp the recon part of StuXNet’s operation? (since it was before StuXnet & is nearly identical in parts of code to StuXNet) [closed]
For a pendrive like Kingston IronKey, how can the pendrive block multiple password guessing attempts?
Couldn’t the person just disassemble the pendrive, make 1:1 copies and try again and again to access the data?
I’m thinking on a scenario… Continue reading How do pendrives like IronKey protect against password guessing?
First off, I’m not even sure if this question belongs on this site, but I am a programmer and I usually just ask stack overflow questions like this, and I know for a fact this one doesn’t belong there.
But basically, my question is if I ge… Continue reading Would putting important information on a flash drive that never touches the internet be secure?
I have these group policies set on my personal computer and it seems to me they should protect against Rubber Ducky attack (however I’ve read other threads that say it’s hard to protect against, hence I’d like to verify):
1. Block all devi… Continue reading Windows group policies to protect against Rubber Ducky attack
The expensive one: https://www.dustinhome.se/product/5010873750/ironkey-basic-s1000
The cheap one: https://www.dustinhome.se/product/5010887912/datatraveler-100-g3
Over 14,000 SEK difference in price. Same company (Kingston). Same USB stan… Continue reading What is the benefit of having FIPS hardware-level encryption on a drive when you can use Veracrypt instead?
Every time I reboot my usb it lost all application and downloaded file.So I have to install applicaton again.Sometimes it bothers me too much.Can i use my pendrive like a harddisk which contain saved file? or any other system like this whe… Continue reading Is it possible to save the state of a live usb(linux) when i disconnect it from computer? [migrated]