If you want to be the best woodchopper, you need to sometimes sharpen your tools. In information security, this mean keeping track of the latest threats, vulnerabilities, attack methods, and news. Yet, most IT folks barely have the time to go home and sleep. If you struggle to follow security news yourself, my weekly video summarizes the big stuff for you. In this week's … [Read more...]
BitWhisper: Hacking with Heat – Daily Security Byte EP.51
An Israeli research lab has figured out how to use CPU heat as a new computer communication channel. Bitwhisper is an interesting potential attack backchannel, but in today's video I argue why the old TEMPEST techniques are more concerning. If you're interested in that, or the origins of the term "tinfoil hat," check out today's video. (Episode Runtime: 3:32) Direct YouTube … [Read more...]