Given the magnificent complexity of modern microprocessors, it’s inevitable that they’ll have bugs and security holes. It might even be physically impossible to create a bug-free CPU, but that’s a mathematics/physics/EDA/statistics/philosophical conundrum that’s above my paygrade. For now, we finds the bugs and we works around ’em.
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California’s IoT Law Is A Good Start, But More Needs To Be Done
Passed by former California governor Jerry Brown, cybersecurity law SB-327 went into effect on Jan. 1. This proactive legislation requires manufacturers to equip IoT devices with “reasonable” security features to prevent unauthorized access, modification and data leaks. Specifically, SB-327 requires manufacturers to implement a unique preprogrammed (default) password for each device. Additionally, manufacturers must ensure that users create a new password the first time a device is activated. Together, these steps are expected to help protect California consumers, as hackers are known to routinely target vulnerable devices shipped with generic or default login credentials.
Intel may never make a CPU we can trust, but others might
Remember the Spectre and Meltdown security exploits from last year? Intel and AMD really hopes you don’t. Despite what they want you to believe, these speculative execution exploits aren’t going away, at least not with the solutions proposed so far. Instead of trying to fix each variant that comes along, a permanent fix will require a fundamental change to how CPUs are designed. The proposition? A “secure core” that make ensure your data stays safe from attackers, no matter what bugs they might try to exploit.
Bitcoin Birthday Predictions: 10th Anniversary of the World’s First Cryptocurrency Promps Forecasts For Its Future
On 31 October, 2008, in the midst of one of the worst financial crises the world had ever seen, a person – or group – by the name of Satoshi Nakamoto published a paper that claimed to offer an alternative to the traditional banking system. The paper, titled ‘Bitcoin: A Peer-toPeer Electronic Cash System’, was posted to an obscure mailing list viewed by a handful of so-called ‘cypherpunks’ who believed cryptography and computer science could provide a meaningful route to social, economic and political change.
Bitcoin Predictions: As the World’s First Cryptocurrency Turns 10, What Does the Next Decade Hold?
On 31 October, 2008, in the midst of one of the worst financial crises the world had ever seen, a person – or group – by the name of Satoshi Nakamoto published a paper that claimed to offer an alternative to the traditional banking system.
The paper, titled ‘Bitcoin: A Peer-toPeer Electronic Cash System’, was posted to an obscure mailing list viewed by a handful of so-called ‘cypherpunks’ who believed cryptography and computer science could provide a meaningful route to social, economic and political change.
Rambus’ Vaultify Trade will secure transfer of cryptocurrencies and protect storage
Rambus is boarding the blockchain bus with the unveiling of Vaultify Trade, a platform that enables the secure storage and transfer of cryptocurrencies and other digital assets using proven, bank-grade, field-deployed tokenization and encryption technology.