Collaborate Disseminate
Thunderbolt has always been a functionally proprietary technology, held secret by Intel until “opening” the standard in a way that evidently wasn’t enough for anyone to meaningfully join in. At …read more Continue reading Finally Taming Thunderbolt With Third-Party Chips
You want to build a cluster of computers, but you need a high-speed network fabric that can connect anything to anything. Big bucks, right? [Fang-Pen] developed a 10 Gbps full-mesh …read more Continue reading $50 10Gbps Mesh Network uses USB4
What in the world could possibly justify charging $129 for a USB cable? And is such a cable any better than a $10 Amazon Basics cable? To answer that question, …read more Continue reading Using Industrial CT to Examine a $129 USB Cable
Intel has announced the latest in next-gen connectivity with Thunderbolt 5, a single-cable solution designed to deliver up to three times more bandwidth than its predecessor to benefit even the most demanding PC user.Continue ReadingCategory: Computers… Continue reading Thunderbolt 5 delivers up to 3 times the bandwidth of its predecessor
Microsoft introduced yesterday its latest Surface Dock with Thunderbolt 4,… Continue reading Microsoft’s Surface Thunderbolt 4 Dock Replaces Surface Connect With USB-C Port
One amazing thing about USB-C is its high-speed capabilities. The pinout gives you four high-speed differential pairs and a few more lower-speed pairs, which let you pump giant amounts of …read more Continue reading All About USB-C: High-Speed Interfaces
Intel has demonstrated a prototype of the next generation of its Thunderbolt interface. The new connection will be up to three times faster than the existing Thunderbolt 4 when it debuts next year.Continue ReadingCategory: Electronics, ScienceTags: Com… Continue reading Intel’s next-gen Thunderbolt doubles and triples transfer speeds
In this world overflowing with data and content, external solid state drives are becoming more and more necessary. Thankfully they’re also getting faster, as demonstrated by a new SSD called GigaDrive that boasts read and write speeds of up to 2,800 MB… Continue reading Lightning-fast GigaDrive SSD boasts read/write speeds of 2,800 MB/s
Could these two attack scenarios exploit the recently publicized vulnerability?
Using a Thunderbolt adapter like an USB-to-Thunderbolt adapter on a computer without any Thunderbolt port
Temporarily replacing hardware (mainboard) with har… Continue reading Are Thunderbolt-enabled computers without Thunderbolt ports vulnerable to Thunderspy?
In episode 121 for May 18th 2020: A new Thunderbolt flaw could let hackers steal your data in under five minutes, new vulnerabilities in a popular WordPress plugin, and details on why the US Senate just rejected a plan to require a warrant to obtain Am… Continue reading Thunderbolt Flaws, WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities, Patriot Act Vote