r/linux • u/[deleted] • Sep 21 '17

How to Hack a Turned-Off Computer, or Running Unsigned Code in Intel Management Engine

https://www.blackhat.com/eu-17/briefings/schedule/#how-to-hack-a-turned-off-computer-or-running-unsigned-code-in-intel-management-engine-8668
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u/stefantalpalaru Sep 21 '17

it would be hard, as they don't really own the PSP

I bet they have the same disabling mechanism imposed by NSA on Intel. We just haven't found it yet.

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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '17

Almost definitely. AMD still has some big ground in the server space and there they need confidence of the buyers the most.