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Spectre and Meltdown Attacks

January 4, 2018 infossl

cloudcomputing, hardware, intel, patching, Security technology, sidechannelattacks

After a week or so of rumors, everyone is now reporting about the Spectre and Meltdown attacks against pretty much every modern processor out there. These are side-channel attacks where one process can spy on other processes. They affect computers where an untrusted browser window can execute code, phones that have multiple apps running at … Read More “Spectre and Meltdown Attacks” »

Using Intel's SGX to Attack Itself

March 16, 2017 infossl

academicpapers, cryptography, intel, keys, malware, Security technology

Researchers have demonstrated using Intel’s Software Guard Extensions to hide malware and steal cryptographic keys from inside SGX’s protected enclave: Malware Guard Extension: Using SGX to Conceal Cache Attacks Abstract:In modern computer systems, user processes are isolated from each other by the operating system and the hardware. Additionally, in a cloud scenario it is crucial … Read More “Using Intel's SGX to Attack Itself” »

Bypassing Intel's ASLR

October 19, 2016 infossl

academicpapers, intel, malware, mitigation, Security technology, sidechannelattacks

Researchers discover a clever attack that bypasses the address space layout randomization (ALSR) on Intel’s CPUs. Here’s the paper. It discusses several possible mitigation techniques. Powered by WPeMatico