The flash drives get around Microsoft's security mechanisms by tricking the operating system into thinking that the memory stick is not a memory stick but instead a 'Human Interface Device,' such as a keyboard. Writing on the Webroot blog, security expert Dancho Danchev highlights the dangers facing corporations, both small and large, from low-cost USB flash drives that are capable of bypassing Microsoft's AutoRun protection measures present on Windows 7 and Windows 8. You should be already aware of the data theft risks that USB flash drives pose to your company – even a seemingly lowly 2GB drive can hold a lot of precious data – but a new threat has emerged which makes them even more dangerous.
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