Navy Adm. Michael S. Rogers recently testified before the House Armed Services Committee on cyber operations and improving the military’s cybersecurity posture. Rogers, who serves as U.S. CyberCom chief, confirmed that the global movement of threat activity in cyberspace has effectively blurred roles and relationships among government agencies – as well as between the public and private sectors and the real and virtual worlds.
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DRAM revenue increased 32% in 2014
Gartner analysts recently reported that worldwide semiconductor revenue totaled $340.3 billion in 2014 – representing a 7.9 percent increase from 2013 revenue of $315.4 billion. According to Gartner research VP Andrew Norwood, the top 25 semiconductor vendors’ combined revenue increased 11.7 percent, which was more than the overall industry’s growth. More specifically, the top 25 vendors accounted for 72.4 percent of total market revenue, up from 69.9 percent in 2013.
Securing an evolving cryptographic landscape
Paul Kocher, the President and Chief Scientist of Rambus’ Cryptography Research Division, recently participated in a two-part panel session on the role of cryptography in a post-Snowden world. The panel – which also featured Bart Preneel, Adi Shamir and Nigel Smart – discussed various security standards and implementations in the context of a changing cryptographic landscape.
Cryptographers take on security challenges @ RSA2015
The RSA 2015 Cryptographers’ Panel in San Francisco featured a number of prominent security personalities such as Adi Shamir, Ed Giorgio, Ronald Rivest and Whitfield Diffie. Moderated by Paul Kocher, the President and Chief Scientist of Rambus’ Cryptography Research Division, the panel touched on a wide range of topics, including E.M.V. smart credit cards, the Internet of Things (IoT) and ransomware.
Rambus Cryptography Research division showcases security cores @ RSA 2015
RSA 2015 kicked off this morning at Moscone Center in San Francisco, California. We’re showcasing a wide range of advanced security core solutions at booth S1815, including DPA countermeasures, as well as CryptoFirewall anti-counterfeiting and content protection platforms.
Lensless imaging and sensing for brain interfaces
On Monday, April 13, the Defense Advanced Research Program Administration (DARPA) held a one-day Neural Engineering and System Design BootCamp outside Washington DC. Phillip Alvelda, Program Manager in the Biological Technologies Office of DARPA and organizer of the event, reminded the roughly 130 invited participants that DARPA had a history of conceiving and catalyzing such industry changing technologies as the ARPAnet (the foundation for the Internet), global positioning system (GPS), self-driving cars, and others; he said that DARPA had recently concluded that machine-brain interfaces are poised to become another such industry changing technology. The Boot Camp brought leaders to present the latest progress in component technologies, explore collaborations, and help strategize the way forward for this promising field, ultimately to commercialization. I was privileged to be one of just 13 participants invited to present and I spoke on the potential applications of Rambus’ lensless smart sensor technology in this emerging field.
