Security News

Airport mislays world’s most expensive USB stick
2018-10-10 09:54

In October 2017, a member of the public found a USB stick containing a trove of data on security systems and procedures at one of the world’s busiest airports.

Heathrow Airport Fined £120,000 for Lost USB Storage Drive
2018-10-09 12:48

Privacy Regulator Cites Data Protection 'Catalog of Shortcomings'Heathrow, the U.K.'s largest airport, has been fined by the country's privacy watchdog for a series of data security missteps that...

How a malicious USB could lead to a years-long cryptomining infection on your PC
2018-09-26 14:24

Despite their ubiquity, USB devices remain a critical cybersecurity threat.

Malware Found on USB Drives Shipped With Schneider Solar Products
2018-09-06 15:00

Schneider Electric recently informed customers that some of the USB flash drives shipped by the company with its Conext ComBox and Conext Battery Monitor products were infected with malware. read more

23% of UK SMBs still use USB drives as their primary data storage solution
2018-08-27 11:15

Mny British companies are finding it hard to store and manage their company’s data effectively. Seagate polled a representative sample of 1,006 UK SMB employees, asking them about their employers’...

Titan Security Keys – Google launches its own USB-based FIDO U2F Keys
2018-07-26 13:33

At Google Cloud Next '18 convention in San Francisco, the company has introduced Titan Security Keys—a tiny USB device, similar to Yubico's YubiKey, that offers hardware-based two-factor...

Intel Xeon workhorses boot evil maids out of the hotel: USB-based spying thwarted by fix
2018-07-25 06:32

The story behind the quietly patched CVE-2018-3652 Ex-Intel security dragons have breathed fresh fire into the old maxim: if someone has physical access to your machine, you're pwned.…

USB Restricted Mode in iOS 11.4.1 now available to all iPhone users
2018-07-16 11:08

The latest version of iOS includes bug fixes and at least one new feature that might be of interest to security-minded users.

Researchers Reveal Bypass for Apple’s USB Restricted Mode
2018-07-10 13:36

Researchers released a workaround for Apple's USB Restricted Mode security feature the same day it was rolled out.

Here's how USB Restricted Mode in iOS 11.4.1 could be easily circumvented by hackers
2018-07-10 12:35

Researchers found that plugging in a USB device stops the timer for USB Restricted Mode from engaging, giving attackers a possible point of entry.