This week the folks at the USB-IF (USB Implementers Forum) announced the launch of their own USB Type-C Authentication Program. With this program, manufacturers may implement and be certified for the ...

If you travel with sensitive files, Lenovo’s ThinkPad USB Secure Hard Drive strikes me as an excellent approach to security. There are many secure external hard drives, but I particularly like the ...

This small keypad-secure flash drive is FIPS 140-2 certified, and easy to use. It’s also relatively affordable and can be configured en masse using Apricorn’s 10-port USB Configurator for shops ...

“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 ...

You’ve probably heard the term “juice jacking” by now. If not, juice jacking is when you plug a device, like your smartphone, into a public charging station at an airport or other public area. If the ...

The first and foremost thing you should do to stop random USB connection or disconnection sounds is to remove all the USB devices and then reconnect them. You should remove them one-by-one and check ...

The USB ports in a computer are used to connect different devices via a USB cable. These devices can be mice, keyboards, printers, etc. Desktop computers and laptops have a limited number of USB ports ...

The first USB port hit the market in 1996, and the Universal Serial Bus quickly became the go-to port for connecting peripheral devices to computers. It remains a popular connection port today, with ...