Preventing USB Switchblade Attacks by GRM

USB Switchblade’s goal is to silently steal information from the Windows system by primarily going through the computer’s USB drive. USB Switchblade is a tool that takes advantage of weaknesses already inherent in the Windows security system and enables a hacker to steal password files, LSA secrets, autofill information, IP information, credit-card history, and other private data.

In this video The GRM n00bs teach usb switchblade attack prevention to clueless computer users. Please not that this video is meant for absolute novices and no hacking demos etc. are demoed.

Vivek Ramachandran is a security evangelist and has been working in computer security related fields for the past 7 years. In 2007, Vivek spoke at world renowned conferences Defcon (WEP Cloaking Exposed) and Toorcon (The Caffe Latte Attack). The discovery of the Caffe Latte Attack was covered by CBS5 news, BBC online, Network World etc news agencies.In 2006, Vivek was announced as one of winners of the Microsoft Security Shootout contest held in India among 65,000 participants. He has also been a recipient of a Team Achievement at Cisco Systems for his work on 802.1x and Port Security modules on the Catalyst 6500 switches. Currently he spends all of his time maintaining Security- Freak.Net , SecurityTube.Net and is the co-founder of Axonize. Vivek, is a Bachelor in Electronics and Communications Engineering from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati.You can contact him at vivek[at]securitytube.net