Protecting your data can involve digital and physical tools, with one of the most powerful being a USB security key. Our favorite is the YubiKey 5 NFC, for its ease of use, complete authentication ...

Researchers have uncovered a fundamental flaw in the design of the USB specification that could have a significant impact on day-to-day computing. At the very least, it should call into question the ...

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, ...

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 ...

The last thing Australian phone company Telstra expected when it presented at computer security conference AusCERT 2008 this past May was to be a source of malware. Attendees at that session were ...

Beaverton, OR – August 6, 2014 – The USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) is a standards organization that develops and promotes USB specifications. We don’t make or sell any products and cannot speak on ...

Intel is backing the 128-bit Advanced Encryption Standard protocol for securing wireless USB connections, which it hopes will replace USB cables for connections over very short distances, a company ...

A vast number of USB devices — whether they're USB sticks or keyboards — could now be vulnerable to malware after security researchers published code that spreads itself by hiding in the firmware that ...

Sponsored by Kingston Technology, the Ponemon Institute recently released the results of "The State of USB Drive Security." The focus of the research was to better understand how complex business and ...

A security firm has released a suite of applications contained on a Linux-based mini-computer. Yoggie Security Systems on Tuesday launched Yoggie Pico — a miniature computer contained on a USB stick.