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Am I right in understanding that ALL Intel based computers are now a huge security risk? It's really puzzling that Intel would risk the entire company to inclu
by hoodoof 9y ago
Am I right in understanding that ALL Intel based computers are now a huge security risk?
It's really puzzling that Intel would risk the entire company to include features like this. Even if the NSA said "we demand it", surely this is possibly the end of Intel being a trustable computing platform?
The deeper question being, how can any cloud based program know that it is running on a computer safe from such snooping? Is there any possible way or do we just need to give up on that idea forever and assume that what runs on someone elses computer might be monitored and nothing can be done about it.
- brians 9y agoNo. Apple, and perhaps other manufacturers, insist it not be there.
- madez 9y ago> Apple, and perhaps other manufacturers, insist it not be there. I have an off-topic question about that statement. I fail to grammatically parse the construct "A and B insist C no be there". Doesn't it need to be "A and B insist C is not there"?
- e12e 9y agoAre you saying that the only, readily available, modern x86_64 system without this crap (or AMD equivalent - or Apple equivalent) is a mac? Any sources for IME being completely disabled / not present on macs?
- mustacheemperor 9y agoDo you have any support for this claim? I've heard of the HAP backdoor to disable the subsystem, but it's only available to 3 letter agencies as far as anyone knows.[0] [0]https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/08/29/intel_management_engine_can_be_disabled/ https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/08/29/intel_management_en...
- garblegarble 9y agoHave a look at https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/05/01/intel_amt_me_vulnerability/ https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/05/01/intel_amt_me_vulner... - it seems the Active Management Technology platform firmware module isn't deployed at all on Macs
- _pmf_ 9y ago> It's really puzzling that Intel would risk the entire company to include features like this. Intel's large scale customers wanted this feature. To Intel, it has been a net asset instead of a liability, and maybe this will still hold up.