j1racoon@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 5 days agoDo you protect your USB port?github.comexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up156arrow-down11file-text
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minus-squarexvertigox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 days 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-up4·5 days 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.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoThat’s true, I understand the need for USBGuard now.
minus-squareell1e@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-23 days 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.
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.