CYBER SECURITY AWARENESS MONTH CONTINUES…WITH A WARNING ABOUT FLASH DRIVES.

STATE CHIEF INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICER ADAM FORD SAYS CYBER ATTACKERS HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO SCATTER JUMP DRIVES WITH A VIRUS AROUND A WORKPLACE PARKING LOT, IN HOPES THAT SOMEONE WILL PICK ONE UP AND PLUG IT INTO THEIR COMPUTER.

IF YOU DON’T KNOW WHERE THE DRIVE CAME FROM…DON’T PLUG IT INTO YOUR COMPUTER

A STUDY BY THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS A FEW YEARS AGO FOUND THAT IN A SIMILAR SCENARIO, MORE THAN 45 PERCENT OF PEOPLE PICKED UP THE FLASH DRIVE AND PLUGGED IT IN.