5 reasons IT should consider client virtualization
Virtualization has brought a dramatic level of growth and advancement to technology and business over the years. It transforms physical infrastructure into dedicated, …
Intel unveils Horse Ridge II, a cryogenic quantum control chip
Intel unveiled Horse Ridge II, its second-generation cryogenic control chip, marking another milestone in the company’s progress toward overcoming scalability, one of quantum …
ControlFlag: Machine programming research tool detects bugs in code
Intel unveiled ControlFlag – a machine programming research system that can autonomously detect errors in code. Even in its infancy, this self-supervised system shows promise …
Researchers break Intel SGX by creating $30 device to control CPU voltage
Researchers at the University of Birmingham have managed to break Intel SGX, a set of security functions used by Intel processors, by creating a $30 device to control CPU …
November 2020 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes actively exploited Windows Kernel flaw
On this November 2020 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft has plugged 112 security holes, including an actively exploited one Adobe has delivered security updates for Adobe Reader Mobile …
New side-channel attacks allow access to sensitive data on Intel CPUs
An international team of security researchers is presenting new side-channel attacks (CVE-2020-8694 and CVE-2020-8695), which use fluctuations in software power consumption to …
Intel unveils Intel Xeon Scalable platform to help customers improve their security posture
Intel unveiled the suite of new security features for the upcoming 3rd generation Intel Xeon Scalable platform, code-named “Ice Lake.” Intel is doubling down on its Security …
October 2020 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes potentially wormable Windows TCP/IP RCE flaw
On this October 2020 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft has plugged 87 security holes, including critical ones in the Windows TCP/IP stack and Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft 365 Apps …
Hardware security: Emerging attacks and protection mechanisms
Maggie Jauregui’s introduction to hardware security is a fun story: she figured out how to spark, smoke, and permanently disable GFCI (Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter – …
Intel announces new processors enhanced specifically for essential IoT applications
Intel announced new enhanced internet of things (IoT) capabilities. The 11th Gen Intel Core processors, Intel Atom x6000E series, and Intel Pentium and Celeron N and J series …
September 2020 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes over 110 CVEs again
On this September 2020 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft has plugged 129 security holes, including a critical RCE flaw that could be triggered by sending a specially crafted email to …
Intel, SAP, and Citrix release critical security updates
August 2020 Patch Tuesday was expectedly observed by Microsoft and Adobe, but many other software firms decided to push out security updates as well. Apple released iCloud for …
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