Reply to post: Re: No, signed devices would be the fix

Spoof an Ethernet adapter on USB, and you can sniff credentials from locked laptops

John Brown (no body) Silver badge

Re: No, signed devices would be the fix

"In the old days Windows would say "new hardware found, would you like to search for drivers".

And since, to find the right driver, the OS already knows something about the device, make it say something a bit more meaningful than just "new hardware" before the user blindly clicks yes. ANd what's with Windows "detecting new hardware" if you happen to plug the same bloody keyboard or mouse you always use into a different sodding USB port? Part of a good lockdown should include not allowing a user to install new drivers anyway, let alone the damned system doing it automatically.

I actually think this hack is a bit of a non-even really since the sort of system this is meant to target should be properly locked down and not allowing a device to install new drivers willy nilly.

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