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| DATE | 2004-06-07 |
| FROM | Billy
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] CPU-based security for Windows XP, Red Hat Linux coming
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On Mon, Jun 07, 2004 at 06:55:39PM -0400, Ruben I Safir wrote:
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> Is this in any way related to DRM?
I'm guessing no.
> On 2004.06.07 17:42 "Inker, Evan" wrote:
> >
> > CPU-based security for Windows XP, Red Hat Linux coming
> > The hardware security feature will get OS support later this year
> >
> > "We think it's a great idea," he said. "You'll automatically get a level of
> > security with it, then when you add security software you'll make it as hard
> > as possible for hackers to get your company's data and your data. It's as
> > many speed bumps as you can put in" to prevent attacks.
> > "It's not the be all and end all," Snyder said, but it should help prevent
> > buffer underrun and other malicious attacks. "This basically prevents that
> > by locking the operating system into not allowing it" to occur, he said.
The attack is called 'buffer overrun', you silly heads!
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