Firewire security problems...

[AmigoMac]

Ohhh Ohhh.. Help!!!

 

[Counterfit]

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

No ****ing kidding?!?!

 

[jeremy.king]

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

 

[wdlove]

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

 

[combatcolin]

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

Made me laugh.

 

[SilentPanda]

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

You just saved my life.

 

[Counterfit]

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

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!!

 

[5300cs]

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

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.

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

 

[edesignuk]

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

 

[iMeowbot]

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

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.