Hi Shaun & All,Try keyword search: usb stick vulnerabilities...came up with a lot of stuff..
ATB Dougie. On 04/12/14 17:09, Shaun O'Connor wrote:
Ad to that, a report I read elsewhere( but stupidly failed to take note of the url) would seem to indicate that nigh on 50% ot usb sticks in circulation have known vulnerabilities but no one apparently knows which ones.ATB Shaun On 04/12/2014 16:18, Andrew Hornback wrote:Coming a little late to the game here... but, wouldn't the products on this page (note: I'm not associated with this site or endorsing their products - it turned up as a result in a quick search via Google for TEMPEST) eliminate a good deal of this attack vector?http://www.advprograms.com/accessories.htmReduce or eliminate the emissions from the systems and you've negated a good portion of the risk.What's troubling from the Wired article is this - "Generally the most common method for infecting air-gapped machines is a USB flash drive or other removable media." Anyone who's ever done the least little thing with regards to ITSEC would know that once you lose physical control over a system, you're compromised. In an environment that requires an air-gap level of security and scrutiny, to allow removable media (especially USB drives) unfettered borderlines on the infinitely stupid.--- AOn Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 9:05 AM, Shaun O'Connor <capricorn8159@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:capricorn8159@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:If people are using air-gapped computers in the mistaken belief that the system is secure. this article should send a shiver up their collective spines. http://www.wired.com/2014/11/airhopper-hack/-- *_PRIVACY IS A BASIC RIGHT - NOT A CONCESSION _*--*_PRIVACY IS A BASIC RIGHT - NOT A CONCESSION _* https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/11/when-time-comes-we-need-be-ready-fight-tpps-secret-anti-user-agenda