Whether they come out of a package from a factory or a well-known company, USB storage and small devices are risky. So risky we’ve banned them all outright in our company.
Reference: https://gizmodo.com/hackers-have-been-sending-malware-filled-usb-sticks-to-1848323578
Don Wicklegren is Xilium's founder. He is a technologist by profession who started his career pre-internet in remote medical technology and learning. He has worked in both small and large corporations with world-wide remote staff and became a part of the team who developed the first commercial internet. As an entrepreneur, he started his first technology company in 2001. In Xilium, he focuses on innovating solutions for the US healthcare system.