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That's why they write a worm to look for that JTAG interface, and hope it arrives at the computer they are programming the firmware on the chips from. Or just find or steal a 'deployed device', it's not like drones and missles aren't launched into enemy territory. Apparently this bug/feature is in ALL Microsemi/Actel hardware, so there's plenty of targets.
From the draft paper's conclusion:
We investigated the PA3 backdoor problem through Internet searches, software and hardware analysis and found that this particular backdoor is not a result of any mistake or an innocent bug, but is instead a deliberately inserted and well thought-through backdoor that is crafted into, and part of, the PA3 security system. We analysed other Microsemi/Actel products and found they all have the same deliberate backdoor. Those products include, but are not limited to: Igloo, Fusion and Smartfusion. The PA3 is heavily marketed to the military and industry and resides in some very sensitive and critical products. From Google searches alone we have found that the PA3 is used in military products such as weapons, guidance, flight control, networking and communications. In industry it is used in nuclear power plants, power distribution, aerospace, aviation, public transport and automotive products.
I should mention that this is the "developer device", there's another one without keyboard that is faster or something. Nokia employees are hinting like crazy.
It could be the one from the Red Steel trailer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8Tiua4BNQo
This is running MeeGo, and we were able to confirm the screen is 720p and has a 12MP camera. So, that's pretty exciting...
Yeah, and they wonder why there is a piracy problem.
"Can I watch this show? Here is $8 US"
"No, the binary data would become unlicensed and therefore Illegal if it crossed an imaginary line while being transferred over the Internet."
I'd understand if they wanted to charge less money in countries with worthless currency, but I really don't get why these idiot network executives shun the global market and then cancel all the cool sci-fi shows I like because "nobody wants to watch them".
There are ways to get it working, using vpn, proxies, dns tricks... I don't want to say the exact solution that I used because it was easy and inexpensive enough that anyone can do it. This isn't exactly a good thing as stuff that easy tends to get blocked too. Lets just say if you want to watch US VIDEOs there is an ORGanization that can help you with that. But, please just be a sucker and pay for the crappy Canadian version of Netflix, that is the only way they will make enough money to license all the content for us as well in the future. (I hope I'm wrong)
"how much stock do they control"
hopefully a lot more, very soon.
Yes, your guess is soooooooooooo insightful.... I'm going to guess that the smaller shareholders might actually want to bet on an OS that doesn't require a $30 license fee.
It is against the law for a monster to enter the corporate limits of Urbana, Illinois.