[dba-Tech] Researchers: Avoid Using USB/Thumb Drives

But formatting will do nothing to the firmware in the USB drive, and that is the potential source of risk that was discussed.

Lambert

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From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2014 2:04 PM
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
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Hi Arthur:

Thanks for that link. Just a thought on the article, as a USB drive can be configured as a fully bootable OS, such issues are always possible. If concerned about the integrity of a thumb drive a full re-format is an option.

Jim

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From: "Arthur Fuller" <fuller.artful at gmail.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, 5 August, 2014 6:32:21 AM
Subject: [dba-Tech] Researchers: Avoid Using USB/Thumb Drives

Infopackets has an article whose subject is the above.

http://www.infopackets.com/news/9313/researchers-avoid-using-usb-flash-drives

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Arthur
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