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Another critical feature of kiosk software is the option to disable USB ports and other external access. This feature prevents hacks such as that of the Brinks Safe Hack, [ 1 ] where hackers accessed the operating system of a Brinks Safe, unlocking the safe and providing access to the critical financial information on the PC.
Group Policy \\ Computer Configuration \\ Administrative Templates \\ System. The per-user policy location is: Group Policy \\ User Configuration \\ Administrative Templates \\ System. The relevant policy is "Turn off Autoplay". In Windows 2000 the policy is called "Disable Autoplay" instead.
Pod slurping is the act of using a portable data storage device such as an iPod digital audio player to illicitly download large quantities of confidential data by directly plugging it into a computer where the data are held, and which may be on the inside of a firewall. The phrase "pod slurping" was introduced by Abe Usher.
Once the Windows device drivers are installed, a special USB command is sent to the device to “switch” it to modem mode. [6] [unreliable source] Ozerocdoff: It temporarily disables ZeroCD for USB Option WWAN modem. The new USB Option WWAN modem devices support a CD-ROM device, which holds the needed Windows device driver to use the WWAN modem.
The threat surface of a USB however is bi-directional and a malicious peripheral device could attack the host. An infected edge device cannot easily be mitigated by WebUSB API's. In many device configurations trusted USB ports are used to deliver firmware upgrades and a malicious edge device could grant attackers persistence in a system. [11] [4]
Mortgage and refinance rates for Dec. 19, 2024: Average 30-year, 15-year rates move higher after Fed's quarter-point cut
The U.S. Commerce Department said on Thursday it is considering new rules that would impose restrictions on Chinese drones that would restrict or ban them in the United States citing national ...
Windows 2000 and later versions of Windows use Group Policy to enforce registry settings through a registry-specific client extension in the Group Policy processing engine. [52] Policy may be applied locally to a single computer using gpedit.msc or to multiple users and computers in a domain using gpmc.msc.