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Re: [OM] More on: Why the Security of USB Is Fundamentally Broken

Subject: Re: [OM] More on: Why the Security of USB Is Fundamentally Broken
From: Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2014 14:30:26 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
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>>> A perfect, high volume infection vector.  People will walk up with their
>>> flash cards or USB sticks where they are fully expected to insert them into
>>> the equipment.  They will walk away with an infected USB device and insert
>>> it into their home equipment to infect that.  :-(
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>> Ummm...... We're making an assumption that this hasn't already happened?
>>
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>It could have been happening ever since USB was invented.
>

     That goes all the way back to Win95.  Microsoft dismissed USB until 
Compact incorporated it.  My Win95 machine has the USB patch that can be used 
with USB 1.0.


Chris

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     - Hunter S. Thompson
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