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SleepyCatten<p>Just noticed how the physical size of the memory sticks (aka USB flash drives) we have is inversely proportional to their storage capacity 🤭</p><p><a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/MemorySticks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MemorySticks</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/FlashDrives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FlashDrives</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/USB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USB</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://snac.bsd.cafe/teajaygrey" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>teajaygrey</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://labyrinth.zone/users/halva" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>halva</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.bloodyno.se/users/lynn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>lynn</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tech.lgbt/@deilann" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>deilann</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>monocles</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@Mer__edith" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Mer__edith</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>torproject</span></a></span></p><p>I remember <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SLIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SLIC</span></a> but sadly it never got traction.</p><ul><li>Needless to say <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a> with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMEMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OMEMO</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PGP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PGP</span></a>/MIME nowadays has excellent support by clients for every relevant platform and there are various other options depending on the use case, threat model and scenario.</li></ul><p>I do gladly advice clients/employers directly...</p><ul><li>So far only <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tor</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Monero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monero</span></a> have reached a level of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/decentralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>decentralization</span></a> that makes it basically impossible to shut them down even if (key) people working on it were to be arrested/forcibly disappeared/murdered (as had been the case!), with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SelfHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfHosting</span></a>-capable projects being close behind.</li></ul><p>For example, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Briar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Briar</span></a> as a <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/airgapped" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>airgapped</span></a>"</em> (or rather <em>'<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/offline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>offline</span></a>-capable'</em>) messenger may be the hottest thing if one needs to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/chat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chat</span></a> with someone stuck exactly in the middle of North Korea and out of reach for Chinese, Russian or South Korean phone networks, tho that still relies on the local <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SneakerNet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SneakerNet</span></a> (or rather <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TrampingNet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrampingNet</span></a>) to facilitate the transfer, which is rather common given the fact that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USB</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/flashdrives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flashdrives</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/microSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microSD</span></a> cards are smuggled there en masse...</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@HoustonDog" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>HoustonDog</span></a></span> and yes, I remember <a href="https://mastodon.world/@HoustonDog/113457150519905546" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">those</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WinPE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WinPE</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/hacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hacks</span></a> with <code>rramdisk.sys</code> to make <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a> run from <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RAMdisk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RAMdisk</span></a>. </p><ul><li>In fact, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.space/@OS1337" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>OS1337</span></a></span> literally does that when booting by loading itself into <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RAM</span></a>...<br></li></ul><p>The idea of using <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ROM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ROM</span></a> chips is to have something long-lasting that is designed to be read-only without mechanical parts and not trivial to fiddle with compared to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USB</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/flashdrives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flashdrives</span></a>.</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@geraldew" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>geraldew</span></a></span> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Flashdrives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Flashdrives</span></a> having often no <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WearLeveling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WearLeveling</span></a> is why they are cheap.</p><ul><li>As for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PortableComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PortableComputing</span></a> I recommend from experience to use a M.2 or 2,5" SSD in an external case (the M.2 will likely just be like a <em>chonky</em> flashdrive) instead, as they have better and more consistent performace and can handle a lot and randomized I/O way better.</li></ul><p>In fact, I se that all the time...</p>
AlexHernandez :verified:<p>Newly announced Samsung flash drives are now available for purchase</p><p>Samsung has been one of the biggest producers of flash drives, and the company announced some new models that are now available to purchase.</p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Samsung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Samsung</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/flashdrives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flashdrives</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/technews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technews</span></a></p><p><a href="https://techaeris.com/2024/08/06/newly-samsung-flash-drives-available/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">techaeris.com/2024/08/06/newly</span><span class="invisible">-samsung-flash-drives-available/</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>Also it's not as if <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Flashdrives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Flashdrives</span></a> are expensive...</p><ul><li>Even a reputable brand is cheap if one doesn't need speed or capacity...</li></ul><p><a href="https://www.amazon.de/dp/B000WE7XJU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">4GB for €2,57</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0011UD7BW" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">8GB for €3,09</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.amazon.de/dp/B001G4QKCG" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">16GB for €3,59</a> and those are like retail prices and not buying a 100-pack in bulk...</p><ul><li>OFC don't buy cheap <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USB</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Sticks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sticks</span></a> in bulk, because if you buy cheap no-name crap you get often 10+ year old counterfeilt garbage that doesn't even work half the time new out of the box.</li></ul><p>Ask me how I know...</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://equestria.social/@SweetAIBelle" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>SweetAIBelle</span></a></span> Needless to say I'm convinced I can just boot <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.space/@OS1337" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>OS1337</span></a></span> from either a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USB</span></a>-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Floppy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Floppy</span></a>(-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Emulator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Emulator</span></a> via USB Adaptor) or regular <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/flashdrive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flashdrive</span></a> using <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Ventoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ventoy</span></a>, as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ISOLINUX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ISOLINUX</span></a> distro...</p><ul><li>I've been using that for a while to do <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/multiboot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>multiboot</span></a> - <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/flashdrives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flashdrives</span></a> to replace <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/YUMI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YUMI</span></a> and not rely on the expensive <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IODD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IODD</span></a> hard drive / SSD cases...</li></ul><p>I'll test it out today...</p><p>Luckily I have some <em>"bare metal"</em> to test against:</p><ul><li>Sony Vaio P11Z (Atom Z520 / i586 &amp; sse3_atom)</li><li>hp t530 (AMD GX-212 / i686, amd64 &amp; sse4.1 )</li><li>Zotac IONITX A-E (Atom 330 / i586, amd64 &amp; sse3_atom)</li></ul><p>Sadly I don't have much more <em>"lower end"</em> or <em>"legacy"</em> systems as a significant collection of mine got stolen from storage years ago and I don't have the money flying around to build <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@rasteri" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>rasteri</span></a></span> 's <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Wee86" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wee86</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WeeCee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WeeCee</span></a>... I was thinking about getting one of those <a href="https://www.ebay.de/itm/355711031944" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dell Wyse 3040</a> which AFAIK come with a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/cursed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cursed</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/32bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>32bit</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UEFI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UEFI</span></a>...</p><p>Sadly <em>"Potato-level"</em> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Netbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Netbooks</span></a> running <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VIA</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/C7" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>C7</span></a> chips are nowadays <a href="https://www.ebay.de/itm/155839748312" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">rare and absurdly expensive</a> and targeting those would be good as they already get too slow for mainstream 32bit distros like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BunsenLabsLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BunsenLabsLinux</span></a> so repurposing those as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OS1337" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OS1337</span></a> testing machines and target hardware may be a good option...<br>Tho just clocking down a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ThinClient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThinClient</span></a> with <a href="https://www.ebay.de/itm/256062157608" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">VIA Eden</a>would be sufficient to test out. </p><p>One of the machines that stolen from me was a <a href="https://www.ebay.de/itm/196350618995" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Futro S300</a> with a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Transmeta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transmeta</span></a> CPU that I originally intended to use as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows95" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windows95</span></a> box...</p><ul><li>Like with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a> - <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ROMs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ROMs</span></a> I've to likely do custom .config files to target such hardware and stay within the 1440kB size Limit for or the <em>"CORE Edition"</em>...</li></ul>
Adam ♿<p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/LazyWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LazyWeb</span></a>, what are the best <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/USB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USB</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/flashdrives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flashdrives</span></a> at the moment (32GB+, 40MB+ sustained write). SanDisk have been really hit and miss, and as for Toshiba and Kingston, I don't think it should be legal to call it "USB3" while not meeting USB2 speeds.</p><p>Looking to spend about $50AUD per drive.</p><p>I've moved to USB NVMe enclosures for anything I'm really impatient about, but I still need a couple of <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> rescue drives around and probably a Windows installer too.</p>