Usb device security
- 1. USB Device Security
Security for USB Flash Drives
Incidents with USB Storage Devices
Threats
Detection
Prevention
USB Storage Device Security Incidents
Recently,IBMfoundthatabatchofUSBmemorycardsithadshippedcontainedabootsectorvirus.Sati
Bains,ArthurAndersen•"ThereareanumberoftoolsthatcanbeusedthroughtheUSBport,suchasDe
bPloit,whichallowsanyusertogainfulladministrativeprivilegesbyexecutingasimpleapplication”
LauraTaylor,RelevantTechnologies,Inc.•ABlackHattalkentitled"Plugandroot:theUSBkeytotheki
ngdom,"describeshowresearchersmadeahardware-
basedTrojanhorseusingUSBportsDarrinBarrallandDavidDewey,SPIDynamics•HealthbossesinL
ancashirearefacingawkwardquestionsafterconfidentialmedicalrecordsof13cancerpatientsfou
ndtheirwayontoaportablememorystick,whichwasrepackagedandsoldasnewtoaCreweestateage
nt.JohnLeyden,TheRegister•AsmallsoftwarestartupbasedinIndiarecentlyreportedoneoftheirem
ployeeswascaughttryingtostealtheirIP(work)fromacomputerusingaUSBthumbdrive