Intel's Management Engine, a secure-computer-within-your-computer, is really, really insecure
by Cory Doctorow from on (#3D714)
Back in 2016, we published a good technological explainer about Intel's Management Engine, an evolution of the decade-plus old idea of "Trusted Computing," in which a separate, isolated system-on-a-chip lives alongside of your computer, performing cryptographic work and overseeing the functions of your computer. (more")