How to check if your Windows System supports Kernel DMA protection
Direct Memory Access (DMA) attacks have become a real threat to Computer Systems that have Thuderbolt 3 ports on them. This particular attack results in leakage of sensitive information residing on your Computer.
Thunderbolt 3 technology was introduced in 2016 as a means to deliver connection speeds up to 40Gbps, which is double the speed of USB 3.1. It also features USB speeds up to 10Gbps and can connect two 4k displays. A Thunderbolt 3 port also supports DisplayPort 1.2, HDMI 2.0 and 10GbE fast Ethernet.
Thunderbolt 3 uses the USB-C connection to combine the qualities of both technologies in one powerful port. The new USB 4 will include the Thunderbolt 3 specification in itself. In other words, all USB 4.x ports will have Thunderbolt 3 capability.
To distinguish between the USB-C port and a Thunderbolt3 port, look for the lightning bold symbol beside the port. If there is the Lightning bolt symbol, it means that the port is Thuderbolt3 capable.
