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		tonylemesmer on Nov 29, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Neutralize ME Firmware on SandyBridge and IvyBridg... Does that mean if you have a secondary network card the risk goes away? (genuine question).

wmf on Nov 29, 2016 [–]

It depends how paranoid you are. AMT/vPro requires an Intel NIC but in theory NSA firmware could talk to any device.

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