Sure, but there are lots of ways to lose jobs -- many of which have nothing to do with your own personal actions.
InfoSec currently lends itself more to employment than unemployment. Regards, *ASB* On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 12:05 PM, Jonathan Link <[email protected]> wrote: > More like job insecurity. Missing an exploit might be a career ending > event, even if it is heretofore an unknown exploit. > > On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 11:54 AM Melvin Backus <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Some call them opportunities, we in IT call them job security. J >> >> >> >> -- >> There are 10 kinds of people in the world... >> those who understand binary and those who don't. >> >> >> >> ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ >> >> >> >> *From:* [email protected] [mailto:listsadmin@lists. >> myitforum.com] *On Behalf Of *Kurt Buff >> *Sent:* Monday, November 20, 2017 11:34 AM >> *To:* ntsysadm <[email protected]> >> *Subject:* Re: [NTSysADM] OS in the CPU >> >> >> >> There are always more problems: >> >> https://www.thezdi.com/blog/2017/10/04/vmware-escapology- >> how-to-houdini-the-hypervisor >> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRemWLNBSZg >> >> >> >> On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 8:05 AM, Andrew S. Baker <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> But wait! There's more... >> >> >> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrksBdWcZgQ >> >> >> >> >> >> (I see your "solution" and raise you two more problems) >> >> >> Regards, >> >> *ASB* >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 12:28 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> The OS in question (minix), isn't in the main CPU - it's in the CPU of >> the management engine, which is completely separate, and doesn't, or at >> least shouldn't, affect system performance. >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Active_Management_Technology#Hardware >> >> That actually makes it worse, since as long as the machine is connect to >> power, even though putatively "off", the management engine is available. >> That is, if it's been configured. This is an enterprise feature, so the ME >> is usually not active in consumer-grade computers. >> >> But, if it's present and turned on, then it's pretty risky: >> https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/11/09/chipzilla_come_ >> closer_closer_listen_dump_ime/ >> >> But there's some hope, of a sort - Google is on the case: >> http://www.tomshardware.com/news/google-removing-minix- >> management-engine-intel,35876.html >> >> Kurt >> >> >> >> On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 6:34 AM, Andrew S. Baker <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> No wonder our machines don't seem as fast as we think they *could* be... >> They're busy running more stuff than we thought: >> >> >> >> http://www.zdnet.com/article/minix-intels-hidden-in-chip- >> operating-system/ >> >> >> >> The security implications are also pretty staggering... >> >> Regards, >> >> *ASB* >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
