tag: hardware security

MACsec Fundamentals Securing Data in Motion: 2025
By Rambus - 03 Sep, 2025 - Comments: 0

For end-to-end security of data, it must be secured both when at rest (stored on a connected device) and when in motion (communicated between connected devices). For data at rest, a hardware root of trust anchored in silicon provides that foundation upon which all device security is built. Similarly, MACsec (Media Access Control) security anchored in hardware at the foundational communication l... » read more

2025 Critical Hardware Weaknesses (Hardware CWE Special Interest Group)
By Technical Paper Link - 29 Aug, 2025 - Comments: 0

A new technical paper titled "2025 Most Important Hardware Weaknesses" was published by researchers at Hardware CWE Special Interest Group. Excerpt "The Most Important Hardware Weaknesses (MIHW) empowers organizations with the knowledge to proactively strengthen hardware security and reduce risks at the source. The 2025 CWE MIHW represents a refreshed and enhanced effort to identify and edu... » read more

Physical Access Control Raises New Security Concerns
By Ann Mutschler - 27 Aug, 2025 - Comments: 0

Experts At The Table: Semiconductor Engineering sat down to discuss hardware security challenges, including fundamental security of GenAI, with Nicole Fern, principal security analyst at Keysight; Serge Leef, AI-For-Silicon strategist at Microsoft; Scott Best, senior director for silicon security products at Rambus; Lee Harrison, director of Tessent Automotive IC Solutions at Siemens EDA; Mohit... » read more

In-NAND Self-Encryption Architecture In A 4D-NAND Structure (DGIST, Georgia Tech Et Al.)
By Technical Paper Link - 12 Aug, 2025 - Comments: 0

A new technical paper titled "FlashVault: Versatile In-NAND Self-Encryption with Zero Area Overhead" was published by researchers at DGIST, Georgia Tech, POSTECH, Samsung Electronics, Virginia Tech, and Korea University. Abstract "We present FlashVault, an in-NAND self-encryption architecture that embeds a reconfigurable cryptographic engine into the unused silicon area of a state-of-the-ar... » read more

Security Tradeoffs: A Difficult Balance
By Ann Mutschler - 06 Aug, 2025 - Comments: 0

Experts At The Table: Semiconductor Engineering sat down to discuss hardware security challenges, including new threat models from AI-based attacks, with Nicole Fern, principal security analyst at Keysight; Serge Leef, AI-For-Silicon strategist at Microsoft; Scott Best, senior director for silicon security products at Rambus; Lee Harrison, director of Tessent Automotive IC Solutions at Sieme... » read more

Intrusion Detection Approach for DoS Attacks on Automotive CAN bus (Dumarey Softronix, Politecnico di Torino)
By Technical Paper Link - 30 Jul, 2025 - Comments: 0

A new technical paper titled "CANDoSA: A Hardware Performance Counter-Based Intrusion Detection System for DoS Attacks on Automotive CAN bus" was published by researchers at Dumarey Softronix and Politecnico di Torino. Abstract "The Controller Area Network (CAN) protocol, essential for automotive embedded systems, lacks inherent security features, making it vulnerable to cyber threats, espe... » read more

Skeletal Security Architecture For Providing Systematic Security Insertion And Assurance In SoC Designs (University of Florida)
By Technical Paper Link - 21 Jul, 2025 - Comments: 0

A new technical paper titled "Security Enclave Architecture for Heterogeneous Security Primitives for Supply-Chain Attacks" was published by researchers at the University of Florida. Abstract: "Designing secure architectures for system-on-chip (SoC) platforms is a highly intricate and time intensive task, often requiring months of development and meticulous verification. Even minor architec... » read more

Rowhammer Attack On NVIDIA GPUs With GDDR6 DRAM (University of Toronto)
By Technical Paper Link - 16 Jul, 2025 - Comments: 0

A new technical paper titled "GPUHammer: Rowhammer Attacks on GPU Memories are Practical" was published by researchers at University of Toronto. Abstract: "Rowhammer is a read disturbance vulnerability in modern DRAM that causes bit-flips, compromising security and reliability. While extensively studied on Intel and AMD CPUs with DDR and LPDDR memories, its impact on GPUs using GDDR memorie... » read more

Analysis of RISC-V CPU Fuzzers via Automatic Bug Injection (ETH Zurich)
By Technical Paper Link - 15 Jul, 2025 - Comments: 0

A new technical paper titled "Encarsia: Evaluating CPU Fuzzers via Automatic Bug Injection" was published by researchers at ETH Zurich. Abstract "Hardware fuzzing has recently gained momentum with many discovered bugs in open-source RISC-V CPU designs. Comparing the effectiveness of different hardware fuzzers, however, remains a challenge: each fuzzer optimizes for a different metric and ... » read more

AI: A New Tool For Hackers, And For Preventing Attacks
By Ann Mutschler - 08 Jul, 2025 - Comments: 0

Semiconductor Engineering sat down to discuss hardware security challenges, including new threat models from AI-based attacks, with Nicole Fern, principal security analyst at Keysight; Serge Leef, AI-For-Silicon strategist at Microsoft; Scott Best, senior director for silicon security products at Rambus; Lee Harrison, director of Tessent Automotive IC Solutions at Siemens EDA; Mohit Arora, seni... » read more

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