"UK Researchers Invent Device to Thwart USB Malware"

A team of researchers at Liverpool Hope University have designed a new device, which they claim will mitigate the risk of malicious USB drives.  The researchers stated that the device has been engineered to overcome a significant issue with operating systems.  If not configured correctly, operating systems will trust all USBs regardless of what might be installed on them.  The new device sits between the PC or laptop and USB stick, scanning the removable media for malware while disguising information about the computer so that it’s “nearly impossible” for any malicious code to infect the machine.  The invented device also scans the USB and decides the visibility and accessibility of the files present in USB devices at the host computer, giving either full access, partial access, or a full block.  The researchers stated that the new scanning device effectively aims to “keep the malicious code busy” with a disguised OS while scanning and categorizing the thumb drive.

Infosecurity reports: "UK Researchers Invent Device to Thwart USB Malware"