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As usual - what's possible to exploit will be exploited.

There's really only 1 solid solution to this:

Open software and open hardware.

I'm just playing devil's advocate here... Your argument for "open software/hardware" doesn't apply here. There was an exploit found in almost 6+ year old hardware/software. Has nothing to do with the fact if it is open or not. "Open" != "non-exploitable" || "flawless".

Edited for bad boolean.

Open doesn't mean it's flawless. Open means you get more eyeballs on your designs, increasing the chance of catching a mistake.

Hear, hear.

Also applies to crypto-accelerated CPU instructions.

With OSS and OSH, at least there's a chance of auditing what one has is what was released, and a chance to audit that there's no funny business going on.

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