How USB cables can make you vulnerable to cyber attacks. Here's what to do

If you are plugging USB drives into your systems, you need to be very sure where they came from and what's on them

If you run a business, you’re probably concerned about IT security. Maybe you invest in antivirus software, firewalls and regular system updates.

Unfortunately, these measures might not protect you from malicious attacks that enter your systems through everyday devices.

On the evening of Friday the 24th of October 2008 Richard C. Schaeffer Jr, the NSA’s top computer systems protection officer was in a briefing with US President George W. Bush when an aide passed him a note. The note was brief and to the point.
They had been hacked.

How did it happen? The culprit was a simple USB.

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