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Re:Journalist plugs in unknown USB drive mailed to him–it ex... by gnicholas on Wednesday March 22, 2023 @04:29PM (#35266654)
What type of screening is required to reliably detect this sort of danger? Would all newsrooms have them, or do people loan/borrow them on an as-needed basis?
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Re:Journalist plugs in unknown USB drive mailed to him–it ex... by Arrath on Wednesday March 22, 2023 @04:31PM (#35266680)
X-rays and/or explosives sniffer devices. I can't imagine many newsrooms at all employ either, except for the biggest operations.
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