j1racoon@lemmy.mldeleted by creator to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 months agoDo you protect your USB port?github.comexternal-linkmessage-square30linkfedilinkarrow-up159arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up158arrow-down1external-linkDo you protect your USB port?github.comj1racoon@lemmy.mldeleted by creator to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square30linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarexvertigox@lemmy.worlddeleted by creatorlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoWhen 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-up4·6 months agothe 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.worlddeleted by creatorlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoThat’s true, I understand the need for USBGuard now.
minus-squareell1e@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoI 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.
minus-squarexvertigox@lemmy.worlddeleted by creatorlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoAh, that makes sense, cheers.
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.