Showing posts with label Kernel Based Virtual Machine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kernel Based Virtual Machine. Show all posts

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Virtual Network Computing (VNC) Security Implications?

RealVNC has announced their VNC® Viewer Plus for direct connection to the all new 2010 Intel® Core™ vPro™ Processor Family.

"With VNC Viewer Plus, IT or a service provider help desk no longer needs to rely on a functioning operating system and network drivers to take control of an affected user’s PC. VNC Viewer Plus uses the Intel Core vPro processor’s out-of band KVM access so that complex issues such as OS failures and boot problems can be diagnosed and addressed remotely. Users are even able to remotely watch a full PC boot sequence, manipulate BIOS settings or re-install an operating system without the need to take a physical trip to the PC."

There can not possibly be any security implications to that, can there...