Even in the age of the cloud, USB drives are still commonly used to exchange information between office and home computers, but they're used by hackers as a way to infiltrate systems too. Researchers at the UK's Liverpool Hope University have developed a new scanning device that can counter the threat posed by USB devices. One of the problems with USB drives is that the computer's operating system tends to treat them as a trusted component. This means that once connected they can automatically execute scripts that are potentially malicious. The new device sits between the USB stick and the… [Continue Reading]
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