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SilentGlass actively blocks malicious HDMI and Display Port connections (ncsc.gov.uk)
7 points by urban_winter 62 days ago
2 comments
JSR_FDED 62 days ago
> Monitors are ‘highly likely’ to be used to gain access to a network for espionage purposes, disruption or financial gain, with mitigations often costly and inefficient.

How?

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loa_in_ 62 days ago
HDMI spec includes ethernet that can be used to connect otherwise isolated hardware
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cwillu 62 days ago
I know of no hardware that actually implemented that part of the spec, EoH is basically dead.
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poelzi 61 days ago
And also bridges the HDMI monitor into his network or does any OS automatically link that ? EoH is mostly for smart TVs
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CWwdcdk7h 62 days ago
That sounds like a strait up scam. Do they also make explosives detectors?
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