http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/nov/21/e-cigarettes-malware-computers
E-cigarettes may be better for your health than normal ones, but spare a thought for your poor computer – electronic cigarettes have become the latest vector for malicious software, according to online reports.
for devices that use a PC USB port for recharging, there is no reason for that port to need all 4 pins.
those sort of devices should only have the outer power+ and the power- as they don't need the inner data+ or data- pins.
that way there would be no possibility of malware transfer.
I wonder how antivirus with built in USB Protection deals with an infected e-cig.
I wonder how antivirus with built in USB Protection deals with an infected e-cig.
Best answers to that on the back of a cigarette packet please
I wonder how antivirus with built in USB Protection deals with an infected e-cig.
Chokes it up, I bet.
There will need to be a new health warning by the Surgeon General;
Smoking causes cancer.
May contain traces of malware.
Best answers to that on the back of a cigarette packet please
Surgeons General Warning dialog pops up in the antivirus.
Using a USB port to charge an e-cig takes 10 times longer than a traditional wall electrical outlet. I don't think smokers are that patient.
Sooooo, if you plug your e-cigarette into your internet connected car, you better have a good firewall, right?
Sooooo, if you plug your e-cigarette into your internet connected car, you better have a good firewall, right?
LOL, good one. (cause car actually do have firewalls) (just to state the obvious for all the non-automobile techies)
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Didn't know if anybody would get it or not, not my best work, spur of the moment, ya know.
But seriously, folks . . . I find it very disturbing that an automobile hurtling down the highway at 70 MPH might be hackable.
Well this can help USB Condom and No it's not a joke.
damn, I should have patented my post #2 thought when I had the chance.