This is why you can’t use a USB drive on your Coast Guard computer

I wrote last October about the ban on USB drives on military computers that actually took place the previous year in November. You remember- that’s the ban that, well, no longer allows us to use our USB/thumb drives on our work computers (for those of you in the service). Well that’s now changed, again.

In an article found on CompterWorld (Infected USB drive blamed for ‘08 military cyber breach) were treated to the story behind it all. Though it’s been suspected for quite some time we’re now officially told that

…a single USB drive containing malicious code was inserted into a laptop computer at a U.S. base in the Middle East. The malware, placed on the drive by a foreign intelligence agency, was uploaded to a network run by the U.S. Central Command.

Not good.

Interestingly enough I’m in the middle of my espionage themed final paper for my current course; this will fit perfectly.

Do you miss your thumb dive? I’ve gotten over it myself.