tag: hardware security

Using Deep Learning to Secure The CAN Bus From Advanced Intrusion Attacks
By Technical Paper Link - 03 Oct, 2023 - Comments: 0

A technical paper titled “CANShield: Deep Learning-Based Intrusion Detection Framework for Controller Area Networks at the Signal-Level” was published by researchers at Virginia Tech and others. "As modern vehicles become more connected to external networks, the attack surface of the CAN bus system grows drastically. To secure the CAN bus from advanced intrusion attacks, we propose a sig... » read more

New Type Of Hardware Trojans Based On Logic Locking
By Technical Paper Link - 03 Oct, 2023 - Comments: 0

A technical paper titled “Logic Locking based Trojans: A Friend Turns Foe” was published by researchers at University of Maryland and University of Florida. Abstract: "Logic locking and hardware Trojans are two fields in hardware security that have been mostly developed independently from each other. In this paper, we identify the relationship between these two fields. We find that a com... » read more

Detecting Hardware Trojans Using Analytical Modeling
By Technical Paper Link - 27 Sep, 2023 - Comments: 0

A technical paper titled “Secure Run-Time Hardware Trojan Detection Using Lightweight Analytical Models” was published by researchers at National University of Singapore and Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya. Abstract: "Hardware Trojans, malicious components that attempt to prevent a chip from operating as expected, are carefully crafted to circumvent detection during the pre-deploymen... » read more

Hardware Security for Silicon Photonic-Based AI Accelerators
By Technical Paper Link - 19 Sep, 2023 - Comments: 0

A technical paper titled “Integrated Photonic AI Accelerators under Hardware Security Attacks: Impacts and Countermeasures” was published by researchers at Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal and Colorado State University. Abstract: "Integrated photonics based on silicon photonics platform is driving several application domains, from enabling ultra-fast chip-scale communication in high-perfor... » read more

Formally Verifying Data-Oblivious Behavior In HW Using Standard Property Checking Techniques
By Technical Paper Link - 15 Sep, 2023 - Comments: 0

A technical paper titled “A Scalable Formal Verification Methodology for Data-Oblivious Hardware” was published by researchers at RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau and Stanford University. Abstract: "The importance of preventing microarchitectural timing side channels in security-critical applications has surged in recent years. Constant-time programming has emerged as a best-practice technique... » read more

Security Research: Technical Paper Round-up
By Linda Christensen - 29 Aug, 2023 - Comments: 0

A number of hardware security-related technical papers were presented at the August 2023 USENIX Security Symposium. Here are some highlights with associated links. [table id=130 /] A complete listing of all papers presented at this summer's USENIX conference can be found here and here. The organization provides open access research, and the presentation slides and papers are free to the p... » read more

Formally Modeling A Security Monitor For Virtual Machine-Based Confidential Computing Systems (IBM)
By Technical Paper Link - 28 Aug, 2023 - Comments: 0

A technical paper titled “Towards a Formally Verified Security Monitor for VM-based Confidential Computing” was published by researchers at IBM Research and IBM T.J. Watson Research Center. Abstract: "Confidential computing is a key technology for isolating high-assurance applications from the large amounts of untrusted code typical in modern systems. Existing confidential computing syste... » read more

Hardware-Assisted Malware Analysis
By Technical Paper Link - 25 Aug, 2023 - Comments: 0

A technical paper titled "On the Feasibility of Malware Unpacking via Hardware-assisted Loop Profiling" was published by researches at Shandong University & Hubei Normal University, Tulane University and University of Texas at Arlington.  This paper was included at the recent 32nd USENIX Security Symposium. Abstract "Hardware Performance Counters (HPCs) are built-in registers of modern... » read more

Transient Execution Attacks That Leaks Arbitrary Kernel Memory (ETH Zurich)
By Technical Paper Link - 25 Aug, 2023 - Comments: 0

A technical paper titled “Inception: Exposing New Attack Surfaces with Training in Transient Execution” was published by researchers at ETH Zurich. Abstract: "To protect against transient control-flow hijacks, software relies on a secure state of microarchitectural buffers that are involved in branching decisions. To achieve this secure state, hardware and software mitigations restrict or... » read more

Side-Channel Security Analysis of Intel Optane Persistent Memory
By Technical Paper Link - 23 Aug, 2023 - Comments: 0

A new technical paper titled "Side-Channel Attacks on Optane Persistent Memory" was published by researchers at University of Virginia, Cornell University, and Graz University of Technology. This paper was included at the recent 32nd USENIX Security Symposium. Abstract: "There is a constant evolution of technology for cloud environments, including the development of new memory storage tech... » read more

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