A USB port or SD card slot can look harmless. On embedded devices, it can be a direct path into the firmware. That is the real warning behind seven newly disclosed FatFs vulnerabilities affecting a ...

Buffer overflow vulnerabilities have driven remote code execution for decades and keep appearing in critical network ...

Abstract: Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) is a popular exploit mitigation provided by most modern operating systems today. It works by randomizing the base address of position-independent ...

Encryption systems rely on “random” numbers, but conventional computers can’t generate them perfectly. New research shows that quantum physics can. By Alexander Nazaryan Researchers in Switzerland ...

Hollywood loves a superpower. Not all involve capes or cosmic rays. Some are cognitive: characters who can remember everything. In movies and on TV, viewers repeatedly encounter those with ...

Side-channel attacks exploit unintended information leaks from hardware or software implementations rather than weaknesses in the underlying cryptographic algorithms. By monitoring variations in ...

Studies show THC can influence multiple stages of memory formation, shaping not just what we remember—but how accurately we remember it. New research suggests THC may do more than blur memory—it can ...

Today is a sunny day here in my country and I should be in the beach drinking a cold beer, but I don’t know why… I’m here at home embedding a backdoor inside a Windows binary. I’ve already wrote about ...

sudo apt install libc-dev make gcc binutils git git clone https://github.com/bcoles/kasld cd kasld ./kasld KASLD is written in C and structured for easy re-use. Each ...

A global shortage in memory chips sparked by artificial intelligence has dealt a “tsunami-like shock” to the smartphone industry, pushing prices to all-time highs, according to a new report. A ...

The AI hardware boom is sending memory prices sky-high, so knowing exactly how much you need is more critical than ever. I've worked out the most realistic RAM goals for every type of PC. I’ve been a ...