Jim Lawrence
accessd at shaw.ca
Tue Aug 5 15:55:11 CDT 2014
Well, how do you access the USB's firmware? Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lambert Heenan" <Lambert.Heenan at aig.com> To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 5, 2014 1:25:41 PM Subject: Re: [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 -----Original Message----- 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 Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Researchers: Avoid Using USB/Thumb Drives 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 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arthur Fuller" <fuller.artful at gmail.com> To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> 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 -- Arthur _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com