Evaluating XaaS security risks

Writing for Semiconductor Engineering, Ernest Worthman notes that the Cloud-centric concept of Anything-as-a-Service (XaaS) hopes to simplify everything from cutting-edge business to consumer applications.

“On the consumer side, it promises to take everything from your recipe book to your daily programs and the slew of applications and move them to the Cloud,” Worthman explained.

No quick fix for automotive insecurity

Did you know that the automotive industry is still “ill equipped” to protect connected vehicles from hackers due to lagging security standards? Indeed, industry leaders have only begun to seriously explore more effective methods of securing a new wave of smart, semi-autonomous vehicles.

“Modern vehicles are essentially a network of networks – equipped with a range of embedded communication methods and capabilities,” said Joe Gullo, the senior director for Rambus Ecosystem strategy and development. “As such, there is broad consensus that vehicle cyber security should rank as a top priority for the automotive industry.”

Going lensless with ZDNet

Terry Relph-Knight of ZDNet recently noted that the successful design of very low-cost imaging sensors might perhaps be achieved by “doing away” with the conventional lens altogether.

Rambus joins MPEG LA’s DisplayPort patent pool

Rambus has confirmed its participation in MPEG LA’s DisplayPort patent pool, alongside founding licensors Hitachi Maxell, Philips, Sony and Lattice Semiconductor. By joining the pool, Rambus will be making part of its R+ Serial Link innovations more readily available for use in televisions, monitors, cameras, graphics cards and other devices packing DisplayPort interfaces.

Scare Of The Month: Whitebox Cryptography

A few years ago, something called White Box Cryptography (WBC) was developed. This is a rather novel approach that attempts to implement cryptography algorithms in software, rather than hardware.

WDLabs accelerates VIDITY deployment

WDLabs recently introduced a software platform designed to accelerate the creation and deployment of VIDITY™ enabled products and services. Essentially, VIDITY allows consumers to download, store and play 4K Ultra HD movies with high dynamic range (HDR) across a plethora of devices.