Typically, a CPU is in control, and the FPGA speeds up certain duties that have been outsourced. A hack on an FPGA is less likely to result in the attacker taking over the system than an attack on a CPU. Tate remarked, "Even if you did manage to gain control of the FPGA, you can't take control of the system.
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