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Seven Deadliest USB Attacks
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Seven Deadliest USB Attacks

by Brian Anderson, Barbara Anderson
June 2010
Intermediate to advanced
256 pages
6h 51m
English
Syngress
Content preview from Seven Deadliest USB Attacks

CHAPTER

6

Pod Slurping

INFORMATION IN THIS CHAPTER

Attack of the Data Snatchers

Anatomy of a Slurp

Risky Business

Advancements in This Attack

Mitigating Measures

The technological dependence of our society is at an all-time high and continues to escalate at an alarming pace. Portable media devices are on the forefront of this movement, and mobile music players have historically been a driving force. Enhanced interfaces, enormous capacities, and decreasing form factors are some of the major motivators pushing this industry forward. Add a stiff shot of impulsive adolescence and a dash of hyped marketing, and you have the makings of a perfectly blended lucrative cocktail.

The iPod is just one example of a convenient contraption that can ...

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