Shopping for stronger USB port control? Some criteria to consider when it’s time to rein in thumb drives and other pesky critters USB ports are a fact of life in modern IT–which means they are also a ...

If you don’t wish to use any USB devices or USB storage devices, you can block the USB ports on your computer. In Windows 11, you can use a graphical or command-line method to do that. There are many ...

The Internet is not exactly a safe place and with all the dangers including malware and ransomware looming large. Most of us harbor a misconception that the threats only target organizations and ...

For the past decade, Alessandro Levi Montalcini’s USB Overdrive has let Mac users control and customize their USB mice, keyboards, and gaming devices (and, more recently, Bluetooth mice). USB ...

Last year we wrote about the "USB Killer"—a DIY USB stick that fried almost everything (laptops, smartphones, consoles, cars) that it was plugged into. Now the USB Killer has been mass produced—you ...

The introduction of USB-C to devices has brought both benefits and hardships. The new USB standard has allowed makers and devices to standardized connections, provide lightning-fast power delivery, ...

You can plug a seemingly infinite array of input devices into your Mac. Only a finite number of their controls will be recognized and work the way you want with macOS’s built-in USB drivers. In some ...

How to track down USB devices in Windows 10 with Microsoft’s USB Device Viewer Your email has been sent This handy tool is tucked inside the Windows Driver Kit. Here's a look at how you can use it to ...

Caution: Be sure to allow only trusted websites to access your device. When you connect a website to a device, the website has access to all its data and may allow someone to control or reprogram the ...

An unpatched vulnerability in software that redirects local USB devices to a remote system could help attackers elevate privileges on a target machine by adding fake devices. The flaw is identified as ...

Cybersecurity in the power industry has taken center stage. First the FBI warned energy companies of targeted activity by hackers, while email phishing issues and even an attack modifying safety ...