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This is interesting. At my job, a pretty big financial company, they automatically lock down USB ports on the company computers, but I think it is done on the O
by emehrkay 12y ago
This is interesting. At my job, a pretty big financial company, they automatically lock down USB ports on the company computers, but I think it is done on the OS (Windows) layer. Will that make a difference?
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- SCHiM 12y agoI'm not completely sure, but the vulnerability resides in the fact that an usb device can mimic any other type of device. However if all devices are ignored by the system then it won't matter what evil usb devile you insert: it will be ignored just like all the legitimate usb devices. So yes, if your company blocks absolutely all usb devices than you're probably safe.
- vanderZwan 12y agoSince the company does it at the OS level it is still vulnerable to the "boot-loader" attack.
- frogpelt 12y agoSo you aren't using USB mice or keyboards?
- emehrkay 12y agoYeah, I guess people do (I use a Mac, so I'm not subject to those regulations). I know that when you plug in a thumb/regular drive or phone, it tells you that an unlock code is needed