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Information Leakage

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vulnerability-endpoint-security2 years ago

"New GPU Side-Channel Attack Exposes Major Suppliers' Vulnerabilities"

Researchers have discovered a new side-channel attack called GPU.zip that exploits graphical data compression in modern GPUs, rendering them vulnerable to information leakage. The attack can be used to steal pixels from a cross-origin iframe in web browsers, bypassing critical security boundaries such as same-origin policy. Chrome and Microsoft Edge are particularly susceptible, while Firefox and Safari are not impacted. The attack can be mitigated by denying cross-origin embedding and implementing X-Frame-Options and Content Security Policy rules.

technology2 years ago

"MIT's Innovative Approach to Assessing Cybersecurity Techniques"

Researchers at MIT have developed a framework called Metior to quantitatively evaluate the effectiveness of different obfuscation schemes in cybersecurity. Obfuscation schemes aim to limit an attacker's ability to learn secret information, but complete blocking of side-channel attacks is often computationally expensive. Metior allows engineers to study how different victim programs, attacker strategies, and obfuscation scheme configurations affect the amount of sensitive information leaked. The framework could be used in the early chip design process to evaluate the effectiveness of multiple security schemes and determine the most promising architecture.