Researchers discover 40+ insecure drivers for Windows
Spurred by several past instances of attackers abusing device drivers to install a kernel rootkit or malicious firmware implants, Eclypsium researchers have decided to probe …
SWAPGS Attack: A new Spectre haunts machines with Intel CPUs
Bitdefender researchers have uncovered yet another viable speculative execution side-channel attack that can be leveraged against Intel CPUs and the computers running on them. …
Intel’s smartphone modem business to be acquired by Apple
Intel and Apple have signed an agreement for Apple to acquire the majority of Intel’s smartphone modem business. Approximately 2,200 Intel employees will join Apple, along …
The importance of hardening firmware security
It’s no secret that attackers traditionally go after low-hanging fruit when hacking a system. Historically, this has meant targeting user applications, and, for deeper …
June 2019 Patch Tuesday: A little something for everybody
For June 2019 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has fixed a whooping 88 CVE-numbered vulnerabilities, Adobe has plugged many critical security holes in ColdFusion and Flash Player, and …
Barefoot Networks to help Intel meet the needs of hyperscale cloud customers
Intel’s customers operate in a world that is growing and transforming by leaps and bounds. We’ve discussed previously the amazing fact that over half of the world’s data was …
Intel MDS attack mitigation: An overview
Intel has revealed on Tuesday that some of its CPUs are vulnerable to a number of new speculative execution attacks that may allow attackers to stealing sensitive data and …
Intel and Google Cloud to simplify deployment across on-premise data centers and the cloud
Intel and Google Cloud announced a strategic partnership aimed at helping enterprise customers seamlessly deploy applications across on-premise and cloud environments. The two …
Intel unveils portfolio of data-centric solutions
Intel unveiled a new portfolio of data-centric solutions consisting of 2nd-Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors, Intel Optane DC memory and storage solutions, and …
What can we expect of this March Patch Tuesday?
March is here and that means it was time for RSA Conference in San Francisco. I’ve been on the expo floor all week and I can tell you the worldwide security industry is …
Fortanix launches Rust-based SDK for Intel SGX applications
Fortanix launched its Enclave Development Platform (EDP) at RSA Conference. The Fortanix EDP provides a native Rust-based SDK to write Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel …
Intel and partner ecosystem plan to accelerate the adoption of hardware-enabled security
Intel along with customers and industry partners announced several solutions designed to scale and accelerate the adoption of hardware-enabled security across data center, …