[cryptome] Re: airgepped computer?--not for long maybe.
- From: Shaun O'Connor <capricorn8159@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: cryptome@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 04 Dec 2014 17:09:39 +0000
Ad to that, a report I read elsewhere( but stupidly failed to take note
of the url) would seem to indicate that nigh on 50% ot usb sticks in
circulation have known vulnerabilities but no one apparently knows which
ones.
ATB
Shaun
On 04/12/2014 16:18, Andrew Hornback wrote:
> Coming a little late to the game here... but, wouldn't the products on
> this page (note: I'm not associated with this site or endorsing their
> products - it turned up as a result in a quick search via Google for
> TEMPEST) eliminate a good deal of this attack vector?
>
> http://www.advprograms.com/accessories.htm
>
> Reduce or eliminate the emissions from the systems and you've negated
> a good portion of the risk.
>
> What's troubling from the Wired article is this - "Generally the most
> common method for infecting air-gapped machines is a USB flash drive
> or other removable media." Anyone who's ever done the least little
> thing with regards to ITSEC would know that once you lose physical
> control over a system, you're compromised. In an environment that
> requires an air-gap level of security and scrutiny, to allow removable
> media (especially USB drives) unfettered borderlines on the infinitely
> stupid.
>
> --- A
>
> On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 9:05 AM, Shaun O'Connor
> <capricorn8159@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:capricorn8159@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>
> If people are using air-gapped computers in the mistaken belief
> that the system is secure. this article should send a shiver up
> their collective spines.
>
> http://www.wired.com/2014/11/airhopper-hack/
>
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