Intel and Cybereason have partnered to build anti-ransomware defenses into the chipmaker's newly announced 11th generation Core vPro business-class processors. The hardware-based security enhancements are baked into Intel's vPro platform via its Hardware Shield and Threat Detection Technology (TDT), enabling profiling and detection of ransomware and other threats that have an … [Read more...] about Intel Adds Hardware-Enabled Ransomware Detection to 11th Gen vPro Chips
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Barbervisor: Journey developing a snapshot fuzzer with Intel VT-x
Cisco Blogs / Security / Threat Research / Barbervisor: Journey developing a snapshot fuzzer with Intel VT-x One of the ways vulnerability researchers find bugs is with fuzzing. At a high level, fuzzing is the process of generating and mutating random inputs for a given target to crash it. In 2017, I started developing a bare metal hypervisor for the purposes of … [Read more...] about Barbervisor: Journey developing a snapshot fuzzer with Intel VT-x
Intel CPUs Vulnerable to New ‘SGAxe’ and ‘CrossTalk’ Side-Channel Attacks
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two distinct attacks that could be exploited against modern Intel processors to leak sensitive information from the CPU's trusted execution environments (TEE).Called SGAxe, the first of the flaws is an evolution of the previously uncovered CacheOut attack (CVE-2020-0549) earlier this year that allows an attacker to retrieve the contents … [Read more...] about Intel CPUs Vulnerable to New ‘SGAxe’ and ‘CrossTalk’ Side-Channel Attacks
SWAPGS Attack — New Speculative Execution Flaw Affects All Modern Intel CPUs
A new variant of the Spectre (Variant 1) side-channel vulnerability has been discovered that affects all modern Intel CPUs, and probably some AMD processors as well, which leverage speculative execution for high performance, Microsoft and Red Hat warned.Identified as CVE-2019-1125, the vulnerability could allow unprivileged local attackers to access sensitive information stored … [Read more...] about SWAPGS Attack — New Speculative Execution Flaw Affects All Modern Intel CPUs
US Tech Giants Google, Intel, Qualcomm, Broadcom Break Up With Huawei
Google has reportedly suspended all businesses with the world's second-biggest smartphone maker, Huawei, and revoked its Android license effective immediately—a move that will have a drastic impact on Huawei devices across the globe.Revoking Android license means Huawei future smartphones will no longer have access to Android updates and apps like Gmail or the Play Store, as … [Read more...] about US Tech Giants Google, Intel, Qualcomm, Broadcom Break Up With Huawei
New Class of CPU Flaws Affect Almost Every Intel Processor Since 2011
Academic researchers today disclosed details of the newest class of speculative execution side-channel vulnerabilities in Intel processors that impacts all modern chips, including the chips used in Apple devices.After the discovery of Spectre and Meltdown processor vulnerabilities earlier last year that put practically every computer in the world at risk, different classes of … [Read more...] about New Class of CPU Flaws Affect Almost Every Intel Processor Since 2011
Apple to Face Class-Action Lawsuit Over Anti-Poaching Agreements
Apple, Google, Intel, and Adobe must face a class-action lawsuit from employees who claim their wages were held down by anti-poaching agreements between the companies. U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California, yesterday granted class-action certification. Koh’s ruling follows an April ruling rejecting the employees’ bid to proceed as a class -- partly because … [Read more...] about Apple to Face Class-Action Lawsuit Over Anti-Poaching Agreements
Intel Touts Its Bay Trail Processor Over Apple's A7 Chip
Intel CEO Brian Krzanich touted the company's Bay Trail processor over Apple's 64-bit A7 chip during its third-quarter earnings conference call. Krzanich was asked about the advantages of moving to a 14-nm process compared to Apple's 28-nm A7 chip. Here's his response: … [Read more...] about Intel Touts Its Bay Trail Processor Over Apple's A7 Chip
Intel Shows Off Prototype 128GB Thunderbolt Thumb Drive
Intel introduced a 128GB Thunderbolt thumb drive at the Computex trade show in Taipei today, reports PCWorld. The drive, which Intel is calling the "world's fastest thumb drive," is similar in size to a standard flash drive and does not require an expensive Thunderbolt cable to connect to a Mac or PC. … [Read more...] about Intel Shows Off Prototype 128GB Thunderbolt Thumb Drive
Intel CEO Paul Otellini Steps Down Today, Regrets Not Powering the iPhone
In an interview with The Atlantic, Intel CEO Paul Otellini, who steps down today as head of the company, reveals regret at not landing chip orders to power the iPhone. "We ended up not winning it or passing on it, depending on how you want to view it. And the world would have been a lot different if we'd done it," Otellini told Atlantic reporter Alexis C. Madrigal. "The thing … [Read more...] about Intel CEO Paul Otellini Steps Down Today, Regrets Not Powering the iPhone