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Xeon Sender Tool Exploits Cloud APIs for Large-Scale SMS Phishing Attacks
2024-08-19 10:02

Malicious actors are using a cloud attack tool named Xeon Sender to conduct SMS phishing and spam campaigns on a large scale by abusing legitimate services. "Attackers can use Xeon to send...

Post-quantum crypto cracked in an hour with one core of an ancient Xeon
2022-08-03 06:59

One of the four encryption algorithms the US National Institute of Standards and Technology recommended as likely to resist decryption by quantum computers has has holes kicked in it by researchers using a single core of an Intel Xeon CPU, released in 2013. "Ran on a single core, the appended Magma code breaks the Microsoft SIKE challenges $IKEp182 and $IKEp217 in about 4 minutes and 6 minutes, respectively. A run on the SIKEp434 parameters, previously believed to meet NIST's quantum security level 1, took about 62 minutes, again on a single core," wrote Castryck and Decru, of Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in a a preliminary article [PDF] announcing their discovery.

Intel celebrates security of Ice Lake Xeon processors, so far impervious to any threat due to their unavailability
2020-10-14 19:26

Intel on Wednesday talked up a set of security features planned for its promised third-generation Xeon Scalable Processors, code-named Ice Lake, which are supposed to show up before the end of the year. The chip biz said it's "Doubling down on its Security First Pledge," as if some sort of quantitative measurement of security could be calculated and weighed against prior security commitments.

Intel unveils Intel Xeon Scalable platform to help customers improve their security posture
2020-10-14 13:00

Intel unveiled the suite of new security features for the upcoming 3rd generation Intel Xeon Scalable platform, code-named "Ice Lake.". Intel is doubling down on its Security First Pledge, bringing its pioneering and proven Intel Software Guard Extension to the full spectrum of Ice Lake platforms, along with new features that include Intel Total Memory Encryption, Intel Platform Firmware Resilience and new cryptographic accelerators to strengthen the platform and improve the overall confidentiality and integrity of data.

Intel’s Ice Lake Xeon processors get new security features
2020-10-14 09:00

Intel today revealed the data security and privacy upgrades that will be introduced to the upcoming 3rd generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors code-named Ice Lake and specifically built to power data center platforms. "Intel is doubling down on its Security First Pledge, bringing its pioneering and proven Intel Software Guard Extension to the full spectrum of Ice Lake platforms," the chip manufacturer said.

Intel unveils 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors, additions to its hardware and software AI portfolio
2020-06-22 00:15

Intel introduced its 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors and additions to its hardware and software AI portfolio, enabling customers to accelerate the development and use of artificial intelligence and analytics workloads running in data center, network and intelligent-edge environments. Intel is further extending its investment in built-in AI acceleration in the new 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors through the integration of bfloat16 support into the processor's unique Intel DL Boost technology.

Intel unveils its latest lineup of Intel Xeon W and X-series processors
2019-10-10 01:30

Intel unveiled its latest lineup of Intel Xeon W and X-series processors, which puts new classes of computing performance and AI acceleration into the hands of professional creators and PC...

Intel Xeon workhorses boot evil maids out of the hotel: USB-based spying thwarted by fix
2018-07-25 06:32

The story behind the quietly patched CVE-2018-3652 Ex-Intel security dragons have breathed fresh fire into the old maxim: if someone has physical access to your machine, you're pwned.…