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Don't plug in USB drives or External Hard Drives that you find lying around. Criminals can use them to steal your data

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How SECURITY CONSCIOUS ARE YOU?

Because of our Natural desire to have things that come easily or freely, it has put us in deep trouble many times. It has been said that criminals or hackers can attach Malware to USB drives or external drives that are left lying around. Because someone has been longing to have one for themselves, this can be like an opportunity. But a security conscious person should be able to ask themselves a few questions e.g

What if this is placed here by a Terrorist?

What if this placed here by a criminal who is trying to evade the police and that is evidence and your found with it and instead you become the villain or the victim?

What if this is a hackers way of getting to an organisation through malware or your personal computer knowing your status and what kind of work you do? etc

 

It is always good to be conscious and not to use what isn't yours, either leave it where you see it or take it to ICT Administrators or to the police.

At DICTS we shall more than ready to help.

 

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