Re: Cyberattackers can exploit Pentium self-defense

[Don Kennedy <zoverlords () yahoo com>]

Well, here is some additional information, and put dow those RAZOR Blades will ya! :P
   
  http://blog.ncircle.com/archives/2006/04/cansecwestcore0_13.htm
   
  http://www.intel.com/technology/comms/download/system_integrity_services.pdf

Drsolly <drsollyp () drsolly com> wrote:
  On Sat, 8 Apr 2006, Don Kennedy wrote:

> From: http://www.fcw.com/article94004-04-07-06-Web&RSS=yes
>
> Computers with Intel Pentium processors can be hijacked through a
> built-in mode designed to protect the processor’s motherboard, said Loïc
> Duflot, a security engineer and researcher for the scientific division
> of France’s Central Directorate for Information Systems Security.

Oh my god! So if a hacker runs a blowlamp on my motherboard, he'll be able 
to get unauthorised access to my operating system! 

What should I do to guard against this, is there a product or service I 
can get from the "Central Directorate for Information Systems Security"?



                
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