Security should be a serious issue to anyone who uses a computer. Whether at work or home, most people are well aware of the risks associated with the internet. Trojans, spyware, viruses and other download traps are the equivalent of Armageddon to your precious computer0s hard drive and can have a serious impact on your life if your computer is infected. But, although most people are quite savvy about the security threats from the internet, the majority still don0t consider the risks associated with imported storage material such as CDs, DVDs, memory sticks and memory cards - especially those from digital cameras.
Experts will tell you that inserting any foreign data storage or transfer medium into your computer without checking for viruses first is not a wise move. Yet, most of us are quite happy to take a memory card out of our digital camera and insert it straight into our computer, or a do-it-yourself print machine in a supermarket, chemist or photo shop, in order to print off our pictures.
But a memory card is a medium upon which instructions can be written to by a computer. A digital camera is merely a sophisticated, modified computer and the cards used […]

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