Pod Slurping: Data Storage Device, IPod, Digital Audio Player, Firewall, Operating System, Unix - Softcover

 
9783639985474: Pod Slurping: Data Storage Device, IPod, Digital Audio Player, Firewall, Operating System, Unix
Softcover
ISBN 10: 3639985478 ISBN 13: 9783639985474
Publisher: VDM Verlag, 2010

Synopsis

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. 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 is held, and which may be on the inside of a firewall. As these storage devices become smaller and their storage capacity becomes greater, they are becoming an increasing security risk to companies and government agencies. Access is gained while the computer is unattended. There has been some work in the development of fixes to the problem, including a number of third-party security products that allow companies to set security policies related to USB device use, and features within operating systems that allow IT administrators or users to disable the USB port altogether. Unix-based or Unix-like systems can easily prevent users from mounting storage devices, and Microsoft has released instructions for preventing users from installing USB mass storage devices on its operating systems.

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. 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 is held, and which may be on the inside of a firewall. As these storage devices become smaller and their storage capacity becomes greater, they are becoming an increasing security risk to companies and government agencies. Access is gained while the computer is unattended. There has been some work in the development of fixes to the problem, including a number of third-party security products that allow companies to set security policies related to USB device use, and features within operating systems that allow IT administrators or users to disable the USB port altogether. Unix-based or Unix-like systems can easily prevent users from mounting storage devices, and Microsoft has released instructions for preventing users from installing USB mass storage devices on its operating systems.

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Publisher
VDM Verlag
Publication date
2010
Language
English
ISBN 10 
3639985478
ISBN 13 
9783639985474
Binding
Tapa blanda
Number of pages
116
Editor
Surhone Lambert M., Tennoe Mariam T., Henssonow Susan F.