Why: "While USB attacks may not get all of the headlines, IT and security professionals need to know the capabilities of these attacks and how to mitigate the damage. Knowledge is power!" Find out ...

Protecting your data can involve digital and physical tools, with one of the most powerful being a USB security key. Our favorite is the YubiKey 5 NFC, for its ease of use, complete authentication ...

Losing a USB drive or other mobile devices in which you store your valuable information can cost you a lot if accessed by any unauthorized person. The same may happen if it falls into the wrong hands.

The USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF), a non-profit organization based in Beaverton, Org., and Shenzhen, China, is launching its USB Type-C Authentication Program, which will help define ...

Most security experts agree that you should secure all your online accounts with two-step verification when you can. It’s an important additional security feature that requires you to have access to a ...

In a recent study, researchers from Google and the universities of Illinois and Michigan dropped nearly 300 USB sticks off at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus and measured how many ...

An upgrade to the USB-C standard allows cryptography to be used to authenticate connected devices. It will ensure that devices are properly certified, but can also be used to enhance security … For ...

September 28, 2007 Where credit card and banking information is being processed, user authentication, accountability and data security are of paramount importance. The iKey 4000 is a USB device that ...

These days one has to worry about the security of the files kept on their computer. Flash drives are so small and cheap that everyone has half a dozen of them just lying around. If someone has access ...

According to findings by researchers Karsten Nohl and Jakob Lell, USB security may be profoundly broken, with no way around it. Nohl and Lell have highlighted a flaw in USB devices which potentially ...

You've probably accumulated a drawer full of USB drives, cables and chargers over the years. While they've certainly gotten better at charging your devices and transfer files more quickly, they ...