Firewire security problems...

The primary precaution is that employees should be warned that they should not plug unknown/untrusted firewire devices into computers containing sensitive information.

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No ****ing kidding?!?!

You really shouldn't stick a butter knife in a power outlet either

Exactly what kind of Firewire devices is this article talking about? Is this an issue for home use?

kingjr3 said:

You really shouldn't stick a butter knife in a power outlet either

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Made me laugh.

kingjr3 said:

You really shouldn't stick a butter knife in a power outlet either

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You just saved my life.

kingjr3 said:

You really shouldn't stick a butter knife in a power outlet either

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I'm suing you now. You didn't say anything about steak knives and I stuck one in a power outlet. My right arm is completely useless, and so are my right ear and nostril. I hope you're happy



BWA HAHAHAHAH I MADE TEH FUNNAY!!

kingjr3 said:

You really shouldn't stick a butter knife in a power outlet either

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Hmmm... that may be why I can't remember any of yesterday.. or today for the matter...

I like this part:

On laptops epoxy may be used to permanently disable the external jack if such loss of functionality can be tolerated.

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It can't and won't. I'm not about to 'disable' any of the ports on my machine, thank you VERY much.

kingjr3 said:

You really shouldn't stick a butter knife in a power outlet either

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wdlove said:

Exactly what kind of Firewire devices is this article talking about? Is this an issue for home use?

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Nah, it's not really a problem at home. For companies and for any machines in public areas, it does pose some serious issues. FW and USB drives make it trivial to steal data that otherwise would be safely locked up on a server.