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The side channel attacks that are coming out of Israel are getting weirder.

So use fiber, attack largely mitigated. Got it!

The part with the EMP is especially a fun one...

Given the large number of prerequisites, this xkcd comic on Security is relevant:

To be fair, they do say upfront that only nation-state-level attackers are likely to attempt this. It reminds me of a quote from James Mickens[0]:

> In the real world, threat models are much simpler. Basically, you’re either dealing with Mossad or not-Mossad. If your adversary is not-Mossad, then you’ll probably be fine if you pick a good pass-word and don’t respond to emails from ChEaPestPAiNPi11s@virus-basket.biz.ru. If your adversary is the Mossad, YOU’RE GONNA DIE AND THERE’S NOTHING THAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT.

[0] https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/mickens/files/thisworldofo...

EtherOops – packet-in-packet attacks on Ethernet cables to bypass firewalls