USB stick

5G ‘Bioshield’ USB Stick Exposed In Teardown5G ‘Bioshield’ USB Stick Exposed In Teardown

5G ‘Bioshield’ USB Stick Exposed In Teardown

USB stick that claims to be a 'bioshield' against 5G emissions is exposed in product teardown, as seller insists it…

5 years ago
Google Adds USB-C Model For Titan Security KeyGoogle Adds USB-C Model For Titan Security Key

Google Adds USB-C Model For Titan Security Key

Google is releasing a new USB-C Titan security key to expand the use of two-factor authentication (2FA)

5 years ago
Speedy USB4 Specification ConfirmedSpeedy USB4 Specification Confirmed

Speedy USB4 Specification Confirmed

Specs for next generation USB connections will deliver greater speeds and Thunderbolt compatibility

6 years ago
Chinese National Detained After Accessing Trump Resort With Malware USB StickChinese National Detained After Accessing Trump Resort With Malware USB Stick

Chinese National Detained After Accessing Trump Resort With Malware USB Stick

Woman with two Chinese passports charged, after entering Trump's Mar-a-Lago club with malware laden thumb drive

6 years ago
Heathrow Fined £120,000 Over Lost USB StickHeathrow Fined £120,000 Over Lost USB Stick

Heathrow Fined £120,000 Over Lost USB Stick

The unencrypted stick, containing personal data on staff, was found by a member of the public before being handed in…

6 years ago
UK SMBs Struggle To Manage Customer Data, Seagate WarnsUK SMBs Struggle To Manage Customer Data, Seagate Warns

UK SMBs Struggle To Manage Customer Data, Seagate Warns

GDPR is watching. British firms unsure of basic data protection policies and many still use USB sticks as primary storage…

7 years ago
Experiment Finds Half Of ‘Lost’ USB Sticks Will Be Plugged InExperiment Finds Half Of ‘Lost’ USB Sticks Will Be Plugged In

Experiment Finds Half Of ‘Lost’ USB Sticks Will Be Plugged In

BLACK HAT 2016: Experiment shows that most half of people will plug a randomly placed USB stick into their computer,…

9 years ago
Dodgy USB Stick Kills Laptop In Seconds With 220 VoltsDodgy USB Stick Kills Laptop In Seconds With 220 Volts

Dodgy USB Stick Kills Laptop In Seconds With 220 Volts

Researcher creates a less than subtle way of taking out any USB-equipped device

9 years ago
USB Devices Wide Open To Hack, Warn ResearchersUSB Devices Wide Open To Hack, Warn Researchers

USB Devices Wide Open To Hack, Warn Researchers

The security of USB devices is fundamental broken by a hack that cannot be detected, warns researchers

11 years ago
Dell FCC Papers Reveal Project Ophelia Android StickDell FCC Papers Reveal Project Ophelia Android Stick

Dell FCC Papers Reveal Project Ophelia Android Stick

Dell's Project Ophelia Android Stick will connect users to their content and applications via any display

11 years ago
ICO Raps Scottish Charity For USB Data BreachICO Raps Scottish Charity For USB Data Breach

ICO Raps Scottish Charity For USB Data Breach

A Scottish charity is told off after one of its workers is robbed of two unencrypted USB sticks.

13 years ago
Christmas Hackers And The Sanity ClauseChristmas Hackers And The Sanity Clause

Christmas Hackers And The Sanity Clause

New devices and first-time users provide the ideal mix for Christmas exploits so take a secure grip from the start,…

13 years ago
Cryptek Secure USB Stick Offers Over 14m PasswordsCryptek Secure USB Stick Offers Over 14m Passwords

Cryptek Secure USB Stick Offers Over 14m Passwords

Cryptek's new USB stick offers both 256-bit encryption and an exterior locking mechanism

13 years ago
Careless UK Firms Ignore USB SecurityCareless UK Firms Ignore USB Security

Careless UK Firms Ignore USB Security

In the last two years, UK employees have lost more than 17,000 staff and customer records on USB sticks

13 years ago
NHS Loses 800 Patient Records On Unencrypted USBNHS Loses 800 Patient Records On Unencrypted USB

NHS Loses 800 Patient Records On Unencrypted USB

The Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust lost the records of 800 patients and did not inform them

13 years ago

Charity Develops Tiny £15 Computer For Kids

A UK charity is working on a tiny computer that costs just £15 as an IT teaching aid for school…

14 years ago

ICO Raps Local Council Over Lost Memory Stick

Cambridgeshire County Council has been found guilty of breaching the Data Protection Act after losing a memory stick

14 years ago

Nuclear Station Suffers USB Data Breach

An investigation has begun after a USB stick containing sensitive information about Sellafield was found in a hotel room

14 years ago