Security News

Android Phones Vulnerable to Remote Rowhammer Attack via GPU
2018-05-03 15:03

A team of researchers has shown how malicious actors could leverage graphics processing units (GPUs) to launch Rowhammer attacks remotely against Android smartphones. read more

Intel Processors Now Allows Antivirus to Use Built-in GPUs for Malware Scanning
2018-04-17 16:18

Global chip-maker Intel on Tuesday announced two new technologies—Threat Detection Technology (TDT) and Security Essentials—that not only offer hardware-based built-in security features across...

New Intel tool uses GPU to scan for viruses, saving time and compute resources
2018-04-17 12:48

Intel also announced Advanced Platform Telemetry, which uses machine learning to improve threat detection.

Intel, Microsoft to use GPU to scan memory for malware
2018-04-17 03:00

The company is also using its processors’ performance monitoring to detect malicious code.

Intel's security light bulb moment: Chips to recruit GPUs to scan memory for software nasties
2018-04-17 03:00

Coprocessors drafted for threat detection duties Having weathered revelations in January that its chips can be attacked through a novel class of side-channel vulnerabilities – mostly addressed...

NVIDIA Updates GPU Drivers to Mitigate CPU Flaws
2018-01-10 20:50

NVIDIA has released updates for its GPU display drivers and other products in an effort to mitigate the recently disclosed attack methods dubbed Meltdown and Spectre. read more

NVIDIA Patches Several Flaws in GPU Display Drivers
2017-09-22 15:12

NVIDIA has started releasing patches for several denial-of-service (DoS) and privilege escalation vulnerabilities affecting its GeForce, NVS, Quadro and Tesla graphics card drivers. read more