USB sticks-Be safer than NASA: Disable autorun | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it

by Michael Horowitz ===> August 27, 2008 10:41 PM PDT <===

 

A worm has infected machines on the International Space Station. But a few simple precautions likely could have prevented it. Read this article by Michael Horowitz on CNET News.

 

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Gust MEES

 

It's already an OLD article, but still a good "bad example" to show to learners about learning basics of Cyber-Security and the importance to know that USB flash drives could be infected and thus infecting also other computers!

 

Imagine that the whole mission cout have failed and this because of naivety and that astronauts could have died!!!

 

But this not yet enough, NASA didn't learn anything from it! Check: Stolen Nasa laptop contained sensitive staff information

 

http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet?tag=Stolen+NASA+Laptop

 

 

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Read more:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13554_3-10027754-33.html