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Linux Disable USB Devices (Disable loading of USB Storage Driver)

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Sep 22, 2016

It is not uncommon for USB sticks to be used to carry and transmit destructive malware and viruses to computers. The attacker can target Android and Linux based system. In this tutorial you will learn how to disable USB flash or hard drives, which users can use with physical access to a system to quickly copy sensitive data from it.

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