A portable data storage device has been determined to have malicious firmware. Which of the following is the BEST course of action to ensure data confidentiality?
A. Format the device
B. Re-image the device
C. Perform virus scan in the device
D. Physically destroy the device
Definitely D. There’s no other correct answer here than D.
Since it resides in the firmware, formatting or re-imaging won’t touch the firmware. Destroy it! Correct Answer: D
Virus scanner? What’s the virus scanner supposed to find? A virus? You’re gonna scan what? The files on the drive? You’re not gonna scan the firmware lmao
OK, if it has been determined to have malicious firmware, why would it not be B?