Re: [qubes-users] Re: Does qubes protect against all firmware viruses ?

2020-07-26 Thread empleat100
I think i am fine against this, i have something called sipo and i have to set up that manually in my online bank. Dne pondělí 20. července 2020 13:34:12 UTC+2 unman napsal(a): > > On Sun, Jul 19, 2020 at 07:28:02AM -0700, tomas.s...@gmail.com > wrote: > > Yeah but, in that article: they talk

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Does qubes protect against all firmware viruses ?

2020-07-20 Thread unman
On Sun, Jul 19, 2020 at 07:28:02AM -0700, tomas.schutz...@gmail.com wrote: > Yeah but, in that article: they talk about checking number, not actual > account number. I never heard of some checking number honestly. I have > recurring payments and it doesn't work that way, i have no checking

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Does qubes protect against all firmware viruses ?

2020-07-19 Thread tomas . schutz707
Yeah but, in that article: they talk about checking number, not actual account number. I never heard of some checking number honestly. I have recurring payments and it doesn't work that way, i have no checking number. I don't even know what that means in my language... On Thursday, July 16,

[qubes-users] Re: Does qubes protect against all firmware viruses ?

2020-07-17 Thread tomas . schutz707
Btw isn't there same problem with multi session dvd as with usb flashdisk? You can write there additional data. Unless you use read only CD mechanic, but i didn't see it anywhere... On Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 5:18:10 PM UTC+2, Catacombs wrote: > > > > On Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 9:39:26 AM

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Does qubes protect against all firmware viruses ?

2020-07-16 Thread 'awokd' via qubes-users
tomas.schutz...@gmail.com: > Wait a minute... How checking account number, can represent security risk? https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0196-automatic-debit-scams -- - don't top post Mailing list etiquette: - trim quoted reply to only relevant portions - when possible, copy and paste

[qubes-users] Re: Does qubes protect against all firmware viruses ?

2020-07-16 Thread tomas . schutz707
Wait a minute... How checking account number, can represent security risk? On Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 5:18:10 PM UTC+2, Catacombs wrote: > > > > On Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 9:39:26 AM UTC-5, Catacombs wrote: >> >> >> >> On Monday, June 8, 2020 at 1:00:17 PM UTC-5, tomas.s...@gmail.com wrote:

[qubes-users] Re: Does qubes protect against all firmware viruses ?

2020-07-16 Thread tomas . schutz707
Wait a minute? I never heard of it, that stole account number could represent a security risk. What they gonna do with it, to hack your account? On Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 5:18:10 PM UTC+2, Catacombs wrote: > > > > On Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 9:39:26 AM UTC-5, Catacombs wrote: >> >> >> >> On

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Does qubes protect against all firmware viruses ?

2020-07-14 Thread 'awokd' via qubes-users
tomas.schutz...@gmail.com: > I am still looking into this, it is a lot of to think of. Do you know any > sites where is threat modeling for average user? I was trying dozens of > phrases... and i didn't find any threat model website. Everything only for > companies and developers, which were

[qubes-users] Re: Does qubes protect against all firmware viruses ?

2020-07-12 Thread tomas . schutz707
I am still looking into this, it is a lot of to think of. Do you know any sites where is threat modeling for average user? I was trying dozens of phrases... and i didn't find any threat model website. Everything only for companies and developers, which were completely useless, i even banned

[qubes-users] Re: Does qubes protect against all firmware viruses ?

2020-07-02 Thread Mark Fernandes
On Thursday, 2 July 2020 17:51:35 UTC+1, tomas.s...@gmail.com wrote: > > Problem with cd is: every time update for browser comes out, you would > have to burn qubes on new cd. I don't know if it is okay to run old browser > to access bank. How often you should upgrade your browser. > I should

[qubes-users] Re: Does qubes protect against all firmware viruses ?

2020-07-02 Thread tomas . schutz707
Problem with cd is: every time update for browser comes out, you would have to burn qubes on new cd. I don't know if it is okay to run old browser to access bank. How often you should upgrade your browser. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Does qubes protect against all firmware viruses ?

2020-06-12 Thread tomas . schutz707
On Friday, June 12, 2020 at 10:10:25 PM UTC+2, Steve Coleman wrote: > > > That being said, it is extremely difficult to reflash your BIOS when > running a general OS in the normal user context, and even more difficult > when running a virtualized system such as Qubes. So, if you can prevent

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Does qubes protect against all firmware viruses ?

2020-06-12 Thread Steve Coleman
On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 2:35 PM wrote: > Well that's the problem indeed, knowing if you are clean from firmware > viruses in the first place. But i don't suspect i have firmware viruses and > i have new pc. It takes a lot of time and money and no one would bother to > infect specific user. I am

[qubes-users] Re: Does qubes protect against all firmware viruses ?

2020-06-12 Thread tomas . schutz707
Well that's the problem indeed, knowing if you are clean from firmware viruses in the first place. But i don't suspect i have firmware viruses and i have new pc. It takes a lot of time and money and no one would bother to infect specific user. I am no one. It could be used in attacks on multi

[qubes-users] Re: Does qubes protect against all firmware viruses ?

2020-06-12 Thread tomas . schutz707
Well that's the problem indeed, knowing if you are clean from firmware viruses in the first place. But i don't suspect i have firmware viruses and i have new pc. It takes a lot of time and money and no one would bother to infect specific user. I am no one. It could be used in attacks on multi

[qubes-users] Re: Does qubes protect against all firmware viruses ?

2020-06-09 Thread Catacombs
On Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 9:39:26 AM UTC-5, Catacombs wrote: > > > > On Monday, June 8, 2020 at 1:00:17 PM UTC-5, tomas.s...@gmail.com wrote: >> >> I understand, that Qubes compartmentalizes OS and parts of OS don't have >> access to other parts of the OS. So even if you had virus in your

[qubes-users] Re: Does qubes protect against all firmware viruses ?

2020-06-09 Thread Catacombs
On Monday, June 8, 2020 at 1:00:17 PM UTC-5, tomas.s...@gmail.com wrote: > > I understand, that Qubes compartmentalizes OS and parts of OS don't have > access to other parts of the OS. So even if you had virus in your firmware > of a network card, it wouldn't matter. I know firmware viruses

[qubes-users] Re: Does qubes protect against all firmware viruses ?

2020-06-09 Thread Mark Fernandes
I recently did a personal study that covered at least some of these issues. Ppl can also contribute to the study which is now public and in the form of a wiki. On Monday, 8 June 2020 19:00:17 UTC+1, tomas.s...@gmail.com wrote: > > ... I know firmware viruses are rare, but still better safe than