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Re: Is this real

From nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: Is this real
Date 2015-01-15 14:04 -0500
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <150120151404496235%nospam@nospam.invalid> (permalink)
References <X_KdnRi6G6epuCnJnZ2dnUU7-RednZ2d@earthlink.com> <chip15F3oflU1@mid.individual.net> <chip4oF3rvtU1@mid.individual.net> <m9921g$3eb$2@reader2.panix.com>

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In article <m9921g$3eb$2@reader2.panix.com>, <billy@MIX.COM> wrote:

> > IOW, another of those 'proof of concept' thingies with no real impact
> > on anyone other than the very stupid.
> > 
> > My guess, it'll never see the light outside the 'lab' he did it in.
> 
> It was demonstrated at last summer's Defcon.
> 
> Is that outside enough for you?
> 
> You'd think, by the way, after dealing with Firewire
> DMA attacks, Apple would now know better.....

it's still a complete non-issue. 

the attacker needs physical access to the target computer, at which
point the game is over regardless of what attack he's going to use.

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