[cryptome] Re: airgepped computer?--not for long maybe.
- From: Shaun O'Connor <capricorn8159@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: cryptome@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 04 Dec 2014 19:06:48 +0000
um...yeah... ok......
On 04/12/2014 18:49, doug wrote:
> Hi Shaun & All,
> Try keyword search: usb stick vulnerabilities...came up with a lot of
> stuff..
> ATB
> Dougie.
>
> On 04/12/14 17:09, Shaun O'Connor wrote:
>> 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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>>>
>>>
>>
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