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An introduction to side-channel attacks
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/an-introduction-to-side-channel-attacks/The rapid growth of connected devices and the sensitive data they generate poses a significant challenge for manufacturers seeking to comprehensively protect their devices from attack. Indeed, consumers expect their IoT devices and data to be adequately secured against a wide range of vulnerabilities and exploits. Put simply, high levels of security must now be […]
Rambus Reports First Quarter 2018 Financial Results
https://www.rambus.com/first-quarter-2018-financial-results/First quarter GAAP revenue of $46.4 million; revenue under ASC 605 would have been $100.5 million First quarter GAAP royalty revenue of $21.4 million, royalty revenue under ASC 605 would have been $77.2 million and licensing billings of $75.9 million Record revenue for Memory and Interface IP Cores Launched CryptoManager Root-of-trust programmable secure processing core […]
NIST eyes lightweight cryptography to protect small electronics
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/nist-eyes-lightweight-cryptography-to-protect-small-electronics/Small devices, comprehensive protection Cryptography experts at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have kicked off an initiative to protect IoT devices that require a new class of cryptographic defenses against cyber-attacks. More specifically, the creation of such defenses is the goal of NIST’s lightweight cryptography initiative – which aims to develop cryptographic […]
Introducing the Rambus CryptoManager Root of Trust (CMRT)
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/introducing-the-rambus-cryptomanager-root-of-trust-cmrt/Taking a closer look: The Rambus CMRT The recent Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities illustrate the critical need for a new generation of devices that execute sensitive security functions in a secure core which is physically separated from the primary CPU. This is precisely why Rambus is launching its CryptoManager Root of Trust, a fully programmable hardware […]
Rambus licenses DPA countermeasures to Beijing Tongfang Microelectronics
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/rambus-licenses-dpa-countermeasures-to-beijing-tongfang-microelectronics/Rambus has signed a patent license agreement with Beijing Tongfang Microelectronics Co., Ltd, a fabless chip design company that focuses on smart cards and related technologies. The agreement includes the use of Rambus patents such as Differential Power Analysis (DPA) Countermeasures, which protect devices and integrated circuits against DPA and other related side-channel attacks (SCA). Much […]
Rambus Signs License Agreement for Its DPA Countermeasures to Beijing Tongfang Microelectronics Co., Ltd.
https://www.rambus.com/rambus-signs-license-agreement-to-tongfang-microelectronics/Agreement provides access to DPA Countermeasures portfolio to protect against side-channel attacks SUNNYVALE, California – March 20, 2018 – Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ: RMBS) today announced that it has signed a patent license agreement with Beijing Tongfang Microelectronics Co., Ltd., a fabless chip design company focusing on smart cards and related technologies. The agreement includes the use of Rambus patents […]
Detecting and analyzing side-channel vulnerabilities with TVLA
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/detecting-and-analyzing-side-channel-vulnerabilities-with-tvla/Bart Stevens, the senior director of sales for the EMEA region in Rambus’ Security Division and Gary Kenworthy, a senior principal engineer in Rambus’ Security Division, recently penned an article for Semiconductor Engineering that discusses the evaluation of side-channel vulnerabilities with Test Vector Leakage Assessment (TVLA). Have you read our primer? – Side-channel attacks: explained […]
Living in a post-Meltdown and Spectre world
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/living-in-a-post-meltdown-and-spectre-world/Paul Kocher talks Meltdown and Spectre Last month, SiFive hosted a seminar that featured senior Rambus technology advisor Paul Kocher. During the seminar, Kocher discussed a number of security related topics, including side-channel (SCA) differential power analysis (DPA), Meltdown and Spectre. As we’ve previously noted on Rambus Press, Meltdown and Spectre were independently disclosed by […]
Understanding consumer IoT risks
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/understanding-consumer-iot-risks/Consumer IoT components increasingly targeted by attackers Earlier this month, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published a document titled “Draft Report on International IoT Cybersecurity Standardization (PDF).” The report – which examines various aspects of the rapidly evolving Internet of Things – also takes a closer look at the potential risks of […]
Rambus and Gemalto clinch side-channel countermeasures deal
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/rambus-gemalto-clinch-side-channel-countermeasures-deal/Patent license agreement Rambus has signed a patent license agreement with Gemalto that covers the use of our patented security technologies – including Differential Power Analysis (DPA) countermeasures, which protect devices against DPA and other related side-channel attacks (SCA). Much like safecracking, electronic side-channel attacks eschew a brute force approach to extracting keys and other […]
