Timing Leaks In Embedded MIPS Processors (Rochester)


Researchers from Rochester Institute of Technology published a technical paper titled “MIPSBLEED: Uncovering Microarchitectural Timing Leaks in Pervasive Embedded Processors.” Excerpt from abstract "This paper exposes how Simultaneous Multithreading (SMT), a feature increasingly used to boost performance in these environments, creates powerful cross-core timing channels on MIPS-based ... » read more

Verifying Side-Channel Security Pre-Silicon


As security grows in importance, side-channel attacks pose a unique challenge because they rely on physical phenomena that aren’t always modeled for the design verification process. While everything can be hacked, the goal is to make it so difficult that an attacker concludes it isn't worth the effort. For side-channel attacks, the pre-silicon design is the best place to address any known ... » read more