On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 2:13 AM, Chris Laprise <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 01/31/2017 10:47 PM, Gaiko Kyofusho wrote: > >> I keep reading examples where people are using something like mobile >> routers between thier phone/computer and public wifi spots, example like >> the blackholecloud <https://blackholecloud.com/>device or apparently >> Mike Perry of the tor project told arstechnica < >> https://arstechnica.com/security/2016/11/tor-phone-prototyp >> e-google-hostility-android-open-source/>that "He suggests leaving the >> prototype in airplane mode and connecting to the Internet through a second, >> less-trusted phone, or a cheap Wi-Fi cell router." >> > > This is pretty dubious advice. What is to stop an attacker from breaking > into the mobile router and using that as an attack platform to break into > your main device? A few minutes...? > > But doesn't a firewall add some additional security? Otherwise which is the purpose of having a firewall? > >> Are Qubes separate firewall and net (and whonix gw) VMs serving the same >> purpose? If not how is what blackholecloud and what MP are doing improving >> thier priv/sec? >> > > Basically, yes. But the NIC is isolated in sys-net and there is no where > else (internally) for anti-NIC attacks to go (except to other machines on > the LAN). > > > Chris > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "qubes-users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ms > gid/qubes-users/050bca64-e23a-ea17-181c-617549d40470%40openmailbox.org. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/CAPzH-qDb89VnavEsWAyofX207DE%3DQZRcGWJ4gYKakuKhhYjxhQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
