USB Hackers Response

For this week's blog post, I read the article, Critical USB hack goes public; how bad is the risk? by Matt Picht of the Atlantic Journal-Constitution. The article outlined and explained the recent threat of USB hackers and the issues that they are introducing. Prior to reading the article, I had never heard of or could even imagine a hacking technology like this. I find this extremely alarming and I am concerned for the future of cyber security. I think now more than ever that it is critical to be careful of what we store in our computers, phones, tablets, other devices. According to the article, a pair of hacking researches publicly published the work describing how they developed the malware. Though I can see why the researchers thought this would be beneficial, I think that overall this could cause more issues. Unfortunately, I feel that people will take advantage of their work and use what they have found to further develop the malware, rather than find a solution. I think that other hackers may also use their research to develop technology to attack users from a completely different angle. Something that really stuck out to me in this article was when it noted that this threat could bring "years of insecurity". This article not only shocked and surprised me, but it showed me just how important it is for all internet users to stay up-to-date with recent news in technology.

Picht, Matt. "Critical USB hack goes public; how bad is the risk?." AJC.com: Atlanta News, Sports, Atlanta Weather, Business News. Atlantic Journal-Constitution, 4 Oct. 2014. Web. 12 Oct. 2014. <http://www.ajc.com/news/news/national/critical-usb-hack-goes-public-how-bad-risk/nhcHM/>.