New cloud attack takes full control of virtual machines with little effort

Re:New cloud attack takes full control of virtual machines w... by marcosdumay on Friday September 02, 2016 @12:09PM (#12414000)

> However, the cloud is actually made from cheap commodity boxes without server-grade anything! ;)

You know, I refuse to buy anything that does not support ECC for my home desktops (and don't even pay much for it). Only my laptop got a pass from this because there was literally no option available with it.

Good to know cloud providers are not as careful... But honestly, shouldn't be a surprise.

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Re:New cloud attack takes full control of virtual machines w... by nickpsecurity on Friday September 02, 2016 @12:51PM (#12414392)

Same here. It helps to sell it if you don't say ECC = RAM + extra cash. That's the normal method. I instead say you have two options:

1. RAM that works at this price.

2. RAM that allows more crashes or corruption of your files for slightly-lower price.

The Right Thing suddenly looks more obvious except to cheap skates. Now I just need one with ChipKill built-in. That's the next level of ECC. I haven't heard whether Intel or AMD got something similar.

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