@[email protected]MB to Ars Technica - All [email protected]English • 12 hours agoTwo never-before-seen tools, from same group, infect air-gapped devicesarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology
arrow-up16arrow-down1external-linkTwo never-before-seen tools, from same group, infect air-gapped devicesarstechnica.com@[email protected]MB to Ars Technica - All [email protected]English • 12 hours agomessage-square4fedilinkcross-posted to: technology
minus-square@TheKrackenlink2•6 hours agoI think the thing they are relying on is USB drives to connect to the air gapped machines and then to a networked machine later. Obviously this is a failure in the air gapped system but it happens.
minus-square@TheKrackenlink2•4 hours agoI agree, but the point is it’s a security failure where an “air gapped” system, which should never have a USB drive inserted, does have one inserted.
I think the thing they are relying on is USB drives to connect to the air gapped machines and then to a networked machine later. Obviously this is a failure in the air gapped system but it happens.
But still, this is not something one should call “air-gapped”.
I agree, but the point is it’s a security failure where an “air gapped” system, which should never have a USB drive inserted, does have one inserted.