[JimRed]

I never heard of Thunderbolt, so I guess in won’t affect me.

[proxy_user]

I think they’re using the wrong kind of locks. What you want is a good lock on the door of the computer room!

[Swordmaker]

THUNDERBOLT vulnerability that cannot be fixed except in silicon affects all computers that use Thunderbolt since 2011 BUT requires physical access to your computer to exploit. Claims it can get around encryption, which I HIGHLY doubt, especially on Macs which use 256 bit AES standard and on more modern Macs does not store passwords on the computer or drive. Affects Microsoft with Thunderbolt interface as well, also may impact impending USB4 standard. —PING!

APPLE and MICROSOFT PING!

If you want on or off the Apple/Mac/iOS Ping List, Freepmail me.

[Rurudyne]

I love my Powermac.

[grey_whiskers]

[Zathras]

I looked at the details.
Someone needs to physically at your computer to even try to implement it.
Ms Kimber doesn’t let strangers in my home.

Thunderbolt 3 is an extension to the PCI-e bus.
Imagine a expansion slot in your PC, shrank down to a very small connector.

Just about anything which can be placed in an expansion slot, can be placed on Thunderbolt 3.
A subset of that is USB-c, which I use to drive my monitor, keyboard and mouse.
The advantage is its ONE cable instead of 3-10.

Wise security practice, you don’t go plugging thumb drives into a USB port unless you know exactly what is on it.
Kind of like sharing condoms....not a good idea and more than a bit icky!

[PAR35]

Thunderbolt? I remember it as a neo-Nazi newspaper in the ‘70s.