Security News

Researchers bypass ASLR by exploiting flaw in Intel chip (Help Net Security)
2016-10-19 22:03

Researchers have found a design flaw in the branch predictor, a component of Intel’s Haswell processor, and have exploited it to bypass ASLR (Address Space Layout Randomization). What is ASLR?...

Bypassing Intel's ASLR (Schneier on Security)
2016-10-19 19:19

Researchers discover a clever attack that bypasses the address space layout randomization (ALSR) on Intel's CPUs. Here's the paper. It discusses several possible mitigation techniques....

US Reps Requesting Further Intel Around Yahoo Surveillance Story (Threatpost)
2016-10-17 16:49

U.S. representatives are asking Yahoo for clarity around a surveillance program mentioned in reports earlier this month.