Junko Yoshida, Chief International Correspondent at UBM Electronics, recently reported that the automotive industry is still “ill equipped” to protect connected from hackers. Indeed, according to a survey conducted by the Ponemon Institute, only 41 percent of developers agreed secure software was a priority for their companies, while 28 percent disagreed.
Security
Rambus and Riverside Research to co-host security workshop
Rambus’ Cryptography Research division and Riverside Research will be co-hosting a two-day workshop on identifying and preventing advanced security threats. The workshop – scheduled for November 18-19, 2015 – is targeted at hardware and software security developers with a focus on defense and government industries.
Extracting crypto keys from the Cloud
A Worcester Polytechnic Institute research team has confirmed that it managed to successfully extract cryptographic keys from the Cloud. According to a recently published paper, the team built upon previous work by Ristenpart, who demonstrated the viability of co-location and provided the first concrete evidence of sensitive information leakage on a commercial cloud.
Securing 2.5D and fan-outs
Semiconductor Engineering editor-in-chief Ed Sperling recently noted that the long-anticipated move to 2.5D and fan-outs raises a number of familiar questions about security.
Understanding the changing hardware-software paradigm
Hardware-centric platforms and solutions were traditionally designed with minimal input from software engineers. As Brian Bailey ofSemiconductor Engineering recently noted, this approach worked when software content was negligible – and the practice did not significantly contribute to product delays.
Home Media Magazine says Vidity is “on a roll”
Thomas K. Arnold, the publisher & editorial director of Home Media Magazine, says Vidity is “on a roll” as the Ultra HD industry takes off. “Developed by the Secure Content Storage Association (SCSA), [Vidity] offers consumers the chance to store and move digital content, including Ultra HD files, around from device to device, from the biggest home theater system to the tiniest smartphone,” he explained. “And observers expect demand for the technology to soar, now that Ultra HD is rapidly ramping up.”
