Autorun is VERY bad

[Cybe R. Wizard]

On Mon, 07 Feb 2011 22:48:56 +0000
Tony Pursell <ajp at princeswalk.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:

> Except for a few headless, lights out installations it is unlikely
> that 'no one' /has/ physical access.  There is always the possibility
> that the sole user gets duped into plugging in a USB stick.  You
> could even get a batch of supposedly blank new USB stick sold in some
> cheap shop. Call me paranoid, but in considering security issues you
> always have to consider all possibilities then do your risk analysis
> on each.

In that case, Paranoid (you /did say to call you that, right?), the
part below should give you some relief and satisfaction:
> > 
> > The speaker also stated that autorun for USB is disabled by default
> > in Ubuntu.  Where is the problem, again?
> > 
> > It is a non-news item.

Cybe R. Wizard
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