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What is a USB Drpo?

Introduction

Cybersecurity attacks primarily happen over the Internet, whether connected to it through a PC, mobile phone, or laptop. However, bad actors have other ways of socially engineering people through physical means as well. While not used a lot anymore, there are occasional incidents where these attackers will use USB drives to get into a network.

These flash storage drives can be more dangerous than many other methods, considering a script or program can be run immediately upon being connected to a device. Simply plugging it in can cause a malicious bit of code to run through a PC, connecting the bad actor to the network or device. This is why you should never pick up random USB drives from the ground.

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