A new report published by Transparency Market Research confirms the global smart sensor market will hit $21.60 billon by 2019. “Rapidly increasing sales of various
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Securing ultra-low-power devices
Ernest Worthman of Semiconductor Engineering recently noted that future ultra-low-power (ULP) IoT devices require a new paradigm for handling cryptography. “To optimize the power in
Cracking SIM cards with side-channel attacks
A Jiao Tong University researcher has exploited side-channel attack techniques to crack the encryption codes protecting 3G and 4G cards. “[The cards use] AES-128, which is supposed to be virtually unbeatable by a brute-force attack, but turns out to be easy to defeat using side-channel analysis,” explained Iain Thomson of The Register. “Side-channel attacks measure things like power consumption, electromagnetic emissions and heat generation to work out what is going on in a chip. The technique has been around for years, and requires physical access to the target device.”
Fighting cancer with Big Data
The California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine has provided $1.2 million in funding for the Genomics Institute’s California Kids Cancer Comparison project. The project, led by the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute, is one of two selected by the new California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine, a public-private effort launched by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr.
Brain-to-machine interface market targets hardcore gamers
According to ABI Research director Jeff Orr, BMI technology won’t be capable of reading thoughts, nor can it be exploited to program an individual to perform nefarious acts. However, tapping into brain activity as a means of understanding human behavior and even controlling an external activity is now possible.
FDA issues cyber security warning over hospital IV pump
The FDA and U.S. Department of Homeland Security have issued an official statement concerning cybersecurity vulnerabilities associated with the Symbiq Infusion System.
