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In the early days of computer viruses, malware, and spyware, the primary means of transmission and infection was the floppy disk.Today, USB flash drives perform the same data and software storage and transfer role as the floppy disk, often used to transfer files between computers which may be on different networks, in different offices, or owned by different people.
Responding to our earlier post about Sony's biometric Micro Vault Flash drive, Dan Kaminsky of Avaya Enterprise Security Practice writes in to explain why it's not so easy to get a biometric USB ...
A software protection dongle (commonly known as a dongle or key) is an electronic copy protection and content protection device. When connected to a computer or other electronics, they unlock software functionality or decode content. [1] The hardware key is programmed with a product key or other cryptographic protection mechanism and functions ...
U3 was a joint venture between SanDisk and M-Systems, [1] producing a proprietary method of launching Windows software from special USB flash drives. Flash drives adhering to the U3 specification are termed " U3 smart drives ". U3 smart drives come preinstalled with the U3 Launchpad. Applications that comply with U3 specifications are allowed ...
USB flash drives typically implement the USB mass storage device class. The USB mass storage device class (also known as USB MSC or UMS) is a set of computing communications protocols, specifically a USB Device Class, defined by the USB Implementers Forum that makes a USB device accessible to a host computing device and enables file transfers ...
Windows 10 Flash support will officially die at the end of this year, with no further updates for Internet Explorer 11 and the legacy (non-Chromium) version of Edge by December. The latest version ...
BadUSB is a computer security attack using USB devices that are programmed with malicious software. [2] For example, USB flash drives can contain a programmable Intel 8051 microcontroller, which can be reprogrammed, turning a USB flash drive into a malicious device. [3] This attack works by programming the fake USB flash drive to emulate a ...
Combine this with a natural exclusion from backups, and a corrupted USB drive could cost you that data. Thumb drives have low read-write speed. If you tend to engage in edit-save-edit-save cycles ...