Malicious Firmware Built Into PC During Manufacture
One of the top honchos in Homeland Security admitted to Congress something everyone who has ever done time in IT support knows: Gadgets other employees bring in from home are trouble.
Some come with a lot of empty space that could be filled up with valuable company information, for those who are into corporate espionage.
Others – mainly for those who are almost as computer savvy as they think they are – install drivers that can corrupt a workstation so completely it will eventually either go Sith or have to be buried at a crossroads with a stake through its heart. (Which it is depends on if the user is more Geek or more Goth.)
By on 14/07/2011