Pod Slurping or Podslurping
Podslurping is a term to describe where a portable storage device such as an iPod is used to illicitly download large quantities of data by directly plugging it in to a computer, where the data is held, or which is on the inside of a firewall where the data is held. As these storage devices get smaller and their storage capacity gets larger it is becoming an increasing security risk to companies and government agencies. Access is gained while the computer is unattended.
Originally coined by Abe Usher of Sharp Ideas who developed a series of proof of concept applications called “Slurp.exe” to illustrate the potential security threat of removable media devices.