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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

A hand, holding a USB flash drive, with a laptop in the background. - Sergeyklopotov/Getty Images One of the best uses for your PC's empty USB ports is housing a USB security key. What this does is ...

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 ...

It’s probable that most Hackaday readers are aware of their own computer security even if they are not specialists. You’ll have some idea of which ports your machines expose to the world, what ...

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 ...

“Where’s Andrea?” That was the question on the lips of attendees at this week’s No Such Con security conference. They were looking for Andrea Barisani, Chief Security Engineer of Italian security ...

CUPERTINO, Calif., Jan. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Trend Micro today announced the latest version of its USB Security product, designed to protect USB storage devices against malicious content in files ...

We're living in a digital world now more than ever. With many people now rocking sweet work from home PC setups, rolling out of bed two minutes before the work day begins, and booting up their ...