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Software protection dongle. A software protection dongle (commonly known as a dongle or key) is an electronic copy protection and content protection device. When connected to a computer or other electronics, they unlock software functionality or decode content. [ 1] The hardware key is programmed with a product key or other cryptographic ...
BadUSB is a computer security attack using USB devices that are programmed with malicious software. [ 2] For example, USB flash drives can contain a programmable Intel 8051 microcontroller, which can be reprogrammed, turning a USB flash drive into a malicious device. [ 3] This attack works by programming the fake USB flash drive to emulate a ...
On 10 November 2015, Microsoft released a security update to mitigate a security vulnerability in BitLocker that allowed authentication to be bypassed by employing a malicious Kerberos key distribution center, if the attacker had physical access to the machine, the machine was part of a domain and had no PIN or USB flash drive protection.
Data recovery. In computing, data recovery is a process of retrieving deleted, inaccessible, lost, corrupted, damaged, or formatted data from secondary storage, removable media or files, when the data stored in them cannot be accessed in a usual way. [ 1] The data is most often salvaged from storage media such as internal or external hard disk ...
The USB devices communicate with the host computer using the human interface device (HID) protocol, essentially mimicking a keyboard. [9] [failed verification – see discussion] This avoids the need for the user to install special hardware driver software in the host computer and permits application software (such as a browser) to directly access the security features of the device without ...
Secure USB flash drives protect the data stored on them from access by unauthorized users. USB flash drive products have been on the market since 2000, and their use is increasing exponentially. [ 1][ 2] As businesses have increased demand for these drives, manufacturers are producing faster devices with greater data storage capacities.
List of FTP server return codes. FTP server return codes always have three digits, and each digit has a special meaning. [ 1] The first digit denotes whether the response is good, bad or incomplete: Range. Purpose. 1xx. Positive Preliminary reply. The requested action is being initiated; expect another reply before proceeding with a new command.
USBKill is anti-forensic software distributed via GitHub, written in Python for the BSD, Linux, and OS X operating systems. It is designed to serve as a kill switch if the computer on which it is installed should fall under the control of individuals or entities against the desires of the owner. [ 1] It is free software, available under the GNU ...