I got some CVEs today from OpenCVE for VirtualBox, which set off a round of looking at my configurations there. The dramatically improved cell phone tethering and default generous data allowances makes it worth considering how to use a phone there. If you connect the device via USB, then configure your desktop for some junk IP, you can use that network in a bridged fashion. Your workstation has whatever service you use by default, and a virtual machine can access this entirely different network.
I don’t like that config for touchy stuff, because no matter how slick you are it’s just a matter of time before you goof and paste something from IRL into a sneaky VM. So I’m still tethering a laptop with a fresh OS install, but some of you might find some utility in this setup.
Here are the screen shots from the video so you don’t have to pause, screen cap, zoom the image, etc.
OpenCVE, VulnerableBox, Tethered Phones