j1racoon@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · il y a 1 moisDo you protect your USB port?github.comexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up158arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squarexvertigox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·il y a 1 moisWhen I plug a USB device in on KDE I get prompted to see if I want to mount it or not.
minus-squarehexagonwin@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up4·il y a 1 moisthe usb device is auto detected and activated, it’s just asking you to mount if it happens to be a storage device
minus-squarexvertigox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·il y a 30 joursThat’s true, I understand the need for USBGuard now.
minus-squareell1e@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-2il y a 1 moisI think to be fully safe, you would have to get prompted for any type of USB device including a mouse and keyboard. At least I think that’s the idea of USBGuard.
When I plug a USB device in on KDE I get prompted to see if I want to mount it or not.
the usb device is auto detected and activated, it’s just asking you to mount if it happens to be a storage device
That’s true, I understand the need for USBGuard now.
I think to be fully safe, you would have to get prompted for any type of USB device including a mouse and keyboard. At least I think that’s the idea of USBGuard.
Ah, that makes sense, cheers.