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"Secret" 3G Intel Chip Gives Snoops Backdoor PC Access"

WDG over 11 years ago

How does Sophos keep you secure if "Secret" 3G Intel Chip Gives Snoops Backdoor PC Access" Prison Planet.com » “Secret” 3G Intel Chip Gives Snoops Backdoor PC Access [:S]

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0 BarryG over 11 years ago

Hi,

This isn't secret, and it is mostly nonsense.
Some laptops (Dell Latitudes for example) have a SIM slot for remote admin purposes (by the owner), but it can be disabled in the BIOS.

There's a good discussion at
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2013/09/a_squid_that_fi.html
(ignore the squid part)

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0 BarryG over 11 years ago

Hi,

This isn't secret, and it is mostly nonsense.
Some laptops (Dell Latitudes for example) have a SIM slot for remote admin purposes (by the owner), but it can be disabled in the BIOS.

There's a good discussion at
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2013/09/a_squid_that_fi.html
(ignore the squid part)

Barry
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0 WDG over 11 years ago in reply to BarryG

Hi,

This isn't secret, and it is mostly nonsense.
Some laptops (Dell Latitudes for example) have a SIM slot for remote admin purposes (by the owner), but it can be disabled in the BIOS.

There's a good discussion at
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2013/09/a_squid_that_fi.html
(ignore the squid part)

Barry

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