Dr. Martin Scott, the senior VP and GM of Rambus’ Cryptography Research Division, recently participated in a Silicon Summit Internet of Things (IoT) panel hosted by the Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA). Additional speakers included Rahul Patel of Broadcom, James Stansberry of Silicon Labs and Gregg Bartlett of Globalfoundries.
CryptoManager hits general availability milestone
Designed to bolster efficiency and security during the chip manufacturing process, CryptoManager was first announced in June 2014 and hit its general availability milestone earlier this month. “SoC manufacturing has become increasingly intricate and costly,” Rambus security marketing manager Zainab Al-Shamma explained.
Paul Kocher to moderate RSA Cryptographers’ Panel
Paul Kocher, the President and Chief Scientist of Rambus’ Cryptography Research Division, will be moderating the RSA 2015 Cryptographers’ Panel on April 21 at 9:50AM. Participants, including Adi Shamir, Ed Giorgio, Ronald Rivest and Whitfield Diffie, are slated to discuss the latest advances and revelations in cryptography, as well as the top security trends of 2015.
Rambus Cryptography Research Division Licenses DPA Countermeasures to Thales
Advanced hardware-based security technologies protect against side channel attacks
SUNNYVALE, CA – April 14, 2015 — Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS) today announced that its Cryptography Research division has licensed security technologies to Thales e-Security, a leader in information systems and communications security. In this agreement, Thales will integrate DPA Countermeasure technologies developed by Cryptography Research into its line of hardware security modules (HSMs) to protect against side-channel and related attacks. Specific terms of the agreement are confidential.
“Thales’ products are designed to stay ahead of the increasingly pervasive with sophisticated attacks being developed every day,” said Cindy Provin, VP Strategy & Marketing at Thales e-Security. “Protections against side-channel attacks will be an added important element in our robust solutions.”
“We are seeing threats intensify as there are increasing demands to keep keys protected to conduct secure transactions,” said Paul Kocher, chief scientist of the Rambus Cryptography Research division. “Thales is a critical player in the overall security space and this agreement shows their continued commitment to safeguarding information.”
Side channel and DPA attacks are non-invasive attacks that involve monitoring the fluctuating electrical power consumption of a target device and then using advanced statistical methods to derive cryptographic keys and other secrets. Strong countermeasures to these attacks help protect tamper-resistant products used in applications such as banking, pay television, mass transit, secure ID, and wireless telecommunications.
For additional information on DPA Countermeasures or on Cryptography Research, visit cryptography.com.
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Intertrust Technologies to integrate CryptoFirewall security cores
Intertrust Technologies Corporation has confirmed its plan to integrate Rambus CryptoFirewall™ hardware-based security cores with its open, standards-based Marlin digital rights management (DRM) technology. According to Rambus security marketing manager Zainab Al-Shamma, the partnership will enable Intertrust to provide content distributors with an additional level of hardware security in compatible consumer devices, including smart 4K UHD TVs.
Square Kilometre Array (SKA) targets the Big Bang
Currently under development, the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) will ultimately comprise an array of 3,000 individual radio telescopes.
According to ZDNet’s Nick Heath, the SKA will be tasked with gathering cosmic emissions in an attempt to “see” the universe a few hundred million years after the Big Bang, farther back in time than any telescope has (thus far) glimpsed.
