THUNDERBOLT DMA THUS FAR CHEATING WITH FIREWIRE "Thunderbolt DMA"
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WHAT'S A THUNDERBOLT?
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HOW IS PCIE FORMED?
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WTF IS AN FPGA? [1] WIKIPEDIA
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WTF IS AN FPGA? BUTT, HOW DO WE DO PCIE? AXI PCIE core uses FPGA device specific features to implement PCIE
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THUNDERBOLTS ARE GO HOW DO WE TALK THUNDERBOLT
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OUR APPROACH
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ATTACKING A MAC OK, SO FPGA TALKS PCle OVER THUNDERBOLT NOW
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BACK TO PCIE
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ATTACKING A MAC STUNT HACK?!
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WHAT'S NEXT? NEW TRIX
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REFERENCES
Description:
Explore the intricacies of Thunderbolt DMA attacks in this BruCON Security Conference talk. Delve into the research conducted by snare and rzn on systems with Thunderbolt ports, challenging the common perception of these attacks. Learn about the limitations and mitigations similar to FireWire DMA attacks, and understand the technical aspects of Thunderbolt, PCIe, and FPGA. Discover their approach to attacking Mac systems, potential new tricks, and gain insights into the future of Thunderbolt security vulnerabilities.