Security News

Intel Fixes High-Severity Flaw in Performance Analysis Tool
2020-01-14 21:00

Intel is warning of a high-severity vulnerability in its performance analysis tool called Intel VTune Profiler. "Improper access control in driver for Intel VTune Amplifier for Windows before update 8 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access," according to an Intel security update.

Ping An Technology and Intel to establish a joint laboratory, cooperate on products and technology
2020-01-13 00:00

Ping An Insurance announced that Ping An Technology and Intel signed a strategic collaboration agreement in Shenzhen, China. The two companies plan to establish a joint laboratory, cooperate on products and technology, and form a joint project team in areas of high-performance computing, including storage, network, cloud, artificial intelligence and security.

To protect data and code in the age of hybrid cloud, you can always turn to Intel SGX
2019-12-24 07:00

A gentle guide to enclaves and trusted execution environments Sponsored Data and code are the lifeblood of digital organisations, and increasingly these are shared with others in order to achieve...

Intel Patches Privilege Escalation Flaw in Rapid Storage Technology
2019-12-17 16:22

A vulnerability Intel has addressed in the Rapid Storage Technology (RST) could allow a local user to escalate privileges to System. Intel RST is a Windows-based application that is provided with...

Plundervolt Attack Uses Voltage Changes to Steal Secrets From Intel Chips
2019-12-11 21:13

A newly disclosed attack method targeting Intel processors employs voltage modifications to expose data protected using Intel's Software Guard Extensions (SGX). read more

Plundervolt Attack Uses Voltage to Steal Data From Intel Chips
2019-12-11 21:07

A newly disclosed attack targeting Intel processors utilizes CPU voltage modifications to expose data stored using Intel's Secure Guard Extensions (SGX).  read more

Modern Intel CPUs Plagued By Plundervolt Attack
2019-12-11 16:01

The Intel attack uses a similar technique that gamers commonly use to overclock their CPUs.

Intel Chips Vulnerable to 'Plundervolt' Attack
2019-12-11 13:48

Dropping Voltage to CPUs Can Force Sensitive Data DisclosureIntel issued a firmware update on Tuesday to mitigate an attack developed by researchers, dubbed Plundervolt, which uses voltage...

Intel unveils Horse Ridge to speed up development of full-stack quantum computing systems
2019-12-11 02:30

Intel Labs unveiled what is believed to be a first-of-its-kind cryogenic control chip — code-named “Horse Ridge” — that will speed up development of full-stack quantum computing systems. Horse...

New PlunderVolt Attack Targets Intel SGX Enclaves by Tweaking CPU Voltage
2019-12-11 01:32

A team of cybersecurity researchers demonstrated a novel yet another technique to hijack Intel SGX, a hardware-isolated trusted space on modern Intel CPUs that encrypts extremely sensitive data to...