The trouble with thumb drives

The common thumb drive is a valuable everyday tool, but it can also be weaponised for more nefarious purposes. — Image by evening_tao on Freepik

Universal Serial Bus, or just USB, is one of the most widely adopted industry standards for computer peripherals and is used for everything from keyboards and mice to external storage devices like thumbdrives.

The upsides are obvious: standardised connectors are interchangeable between systems and the backward compatibility is a big bonus.