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Intel: Let's talk about SGX, baby. Let's talk about 2U and me. Let's talk about all the good things, and the bad...
2019-02-27 22:20

Chipzilla rips sticker off his graphics accelerator, switches off GPU, now you're a security wizard, Harry! RSA Intel is touting a PCIe card packed with SGX tech to plug into servers, plus some...

Intel releases new end-to-end solution for 5G
2019-02-25 08:59

Intel announced the Intel FPGA Programmable Acceleration Card N3000 (Intel FPGA PAC N3000), designed for service providers to enable 5G next-generation core and virtualized radio access network...

US Says Ex-intel Official Defected to Iran, Revealed Secrets
2019-02-15 15:16

A former U.S. Air Force counterintelligence specialist who defected to Iran despite warnings from the FBI has been charged with revealing classified information to the Tehran government, including...

Intel SGX Can Be Abused to Hide Advanced Malware: Researchers
2019-02-13 10:19

A team of researchers has demonstrated that Intel’s SGX technology can be abused to hide an advanced and stealthy piece of malware that could allow attackers to steal data and conduct activities...

Researchers Implant "Protected" Malware On Intel SGX Enclaves
2019-02-13 10:03

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a way to hide malicious code in Intel SGX enclaves, a hardware-based memory encryption feature in modern processors that isolates sensitive code and data...

Researchers use Intel SGX to put malware beyond the reach of antivirus software
2019-02-12 20:54

Processor protects malware from attempts to inspect and analyze it.

Intel SGX 'safe' room easily trashed by white-hat hacking marauders: Enclave malware demo'd
2019-02-12 02:17

Rather handy for smuggling expensive zero-days onto targets and executing them Security researchers have found that Intel's Software Guard Extensions (SGX) don't live up to their name. In fact,...

U.S. Intel Community: Russia, China Can Disrupt Critical Infrastructure
2019-01-30 07:16

Russia and China are capable of disrupting critical infrastructure in the United States, and Iran is not far behind, according to the Worldwide Threat Assessment made public by the U.S....

You think election meddling is bad now? Buckle up for 2020, US intel chief tells Congress
2019-01-30 01:44

Expect trolls, cyber attacks, and even deep fakes in next election Attacks intended to sway the outcome of the 2020 US Presidential election are probably already underway, according to the...

Intel patches another security flaw in SGX technology
2019-01-16 12:19

Of the six advisories Intel released last week, the most interesting is a flaw discovered in the company’s Software Guard Extensions (SGX).