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Can it really be economically viable to have these scanned rather than just toss them out? I would imagine that anyone high enough in the EU to be a target is o
by pletsch 7y ago
Can it really be economically viable to have these scanned rather than just toss them out? I would imagine that anyone high enough in the EU to be a target is only using drives provided to them
- saber6 7y agoI think it’s a given they don’t plug them in. I assume forensics is to determine who is trying to get at you, via what methods.
- dmos62 7y agoIt's not so much about being able to use a free USB drive; more about knowing if someone is distributing malware.
- throwaway47748 7y agoThe economical viability of things is way above my pay grade but if I were to hazard a guess it could be just to know who is "out to get you" or it could also be one of many forms of corporate welfare the same way the US shovels money into the F-35 bonfire to keep its arms industry afloat, the EU could be doing similar thing to keep its own security critical industries going, especially since Snowden. My €0.02