Removable Media Risks Flashcards

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What is removable media?

Storage you can plug in and take out, like USB sticks, SD cards, or external drives.

It can carry infected files between computers. They can run when opened.

Auto-run starts software when media is plugged in. Malware can use it to run without you clicking.

Sensitive files can be copied to a stick and taken out of a secure area, by mistake or on purpose.

Someone else could read the files and misuse private or school data.

They may contain malware. If you must use one, ask a teacher or IT staff and scan it with antivirus first.

Encryption scrambles the data. If the device is lost, others cannot read it without the key or password.

It makes the media read-only. This stops new files, including malware, being written to it.

To cut the risk of malware and data theft, and to control what data leaves the network.

Attackers leave a USB stick for someone to find and plug in. It often holds malware.

Wipe it securely or destroy it, so old data cannot be recovered.

Yes. Malware can travel on the device and run when it is plugged in.