If you had to access an unfamiliar flash drive (or other data storage), what safety precautions would you take? - eviltoast

The safest option is obvious, don’t try to access its contents, but if you absolutely had to, what steps would you take to minimize/contain any potential harm to your device/network?

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    4 months ago

    It doesn’t have to be a drive though. A random USB stick could actually be a virtual keyboard in disguise, ready to execute a scripted payload by simply injecting all the keystrokes as if it’s any other ordinary keyboard.