WiFi and Intel ME - still a security risk?

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There are already a few related topics here:

Intel Management Engine (ME) - Is it a Qubes risk?

I’ve seen quite a bit on the IME, but since it is not possible to update IME on anything other than a Windows OS is it a functioning security risk to Qubes, or any Linux-based system?

Important Security disscussion about Intel-ME and AMD-PSP

i have studied and read a lot of research papers and blogs and conference talks about this , i want to try summarize all the findings and points and discuss them here - please correct me in anything if i am wrong - i hope security professionals will give some of their knowledge and wisdom in this subject. As i understood, when it comes to backdoors there are 3 ways that they could be implemented 1- Intel-ME or AMD-PSP (low level processors that works all the time) some can be neutered or soft …

Qubes and Intel Management Engine

Hi, I’m very new to this stuff so I’m sorry if this is a stupid question. After doing some research, I discovered the existence of the Intel Management Engine(along with its AMD equivalent), which I’ve heard presents genuine security concerns as it could in theory be used as a hardware backdoor. So in response to that, many people suggested that I disable it through the installation of Libreboot. There just appears to be one problem: Qubes seems to require hardware virtualization technology in o…

Let's get to the bottom of this - how can I control my home Qubes computer using Intel ME?

Let’s get to the bottom of this - how can I control my own computer using Intel ME? There have been threads here about how dangerous/evil Intel ME is (I have done it many times to the point of extreme paranoia and rage). But then I started thinking. My home desktop computer, running Qubes, is connected to my router at home with an Ethernet cable through which it gets internet connection. The usual home internet setup. I’m at a hotel in Hungary and connect to the internet with my laptop. I kn…

Intel vPro - What it can do, what it *can't* do, and what it means for your future hardware choices

Continuing the discussion from Qubes ready to install for Journalist-Human Rights workers: @qqubes, I’ve forked this conversation topic, to keep it separate. There is way too much to talk about, and it would get a lot of people confused (and potentially frustrated) in the other thread. No, not at all. Intel seems to be very upfront about which of their hardware contains vPro functionality. I’m not saying that either. vPro appears to require some sort of extra hardware. So it doesn’t ap…

and (for users with trust level 2 or above):

https://forum.qubes-os.org/t/the-intel-me-mega-thread/24812/

It seems your question has been discussed there, too.