[ale] cpu load 8.5 on usb to usb move

[Scott Castaline]

On 02/28/2011 08:14 AM, Jim Kinney wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 7:56 AM, Geoffrey Myers
> <lists at serioustechnology.com>  wrote:
>> Michael B. Trausch wrote:
>>> On Sat, 2011-02-26 at 16:24 -0500, JD wrote:
>>>> I prefer external connections not to have direct access to the
>>>> internal
>>>> computer RAM without any security.
>>>> http://www.astalavista.com/files/file/9829-memory-forensics-over-the-ieee-1394-interface/
>>> It would seem that it can be disabled (possibly, I have not verified
>>> that).  But boy it would sure be useful to have a port that functions
>>> still even when the OS has died.  Imagine how easy it would be for
>>> anyone to write programs down to the bare-metal---imagine the utility to
>>> operating system developers and the like.
>> Imagine the security issues. :)
> Hi! I'm a crafty net packet. I just overwrote your kernel stack and as
> soon as you start a new process I'll transfer control of your system
> to Mr. Bad Mojo on the net in ScrewUsersLandovia. MUWAHAHAHA!
>
> :-)
Oooh, you nasty little boy!!(=O