A student asks if they can bring their homework in to school on a USB memory stick.
The teacher informs them that using them in school is now allowed.
Describe one danger that using a USB memory stick in school could cause [2]
Answer
- The USB memory stick could contain malware/virus/trojan/spyware leading to...
- ...spread of malware to other networked devices
- ...files being deleted/corrupted/encrypted
- ...internet connection becoming slow or unusable
- ...computer crashing or shutting down
Guidance
- 1 mark for the threat and 1 mark for the description