Amazon, Apple, Google & Microsoft issue patches to fix ZombieLoad bug

By Uzair Amir
All computers containing Intel chips from 2011 onwards will be vulnerable to ZombieLoad bug. Intel processor chips have lately been accused of being flawed and unreliable in ensuring optimal computer performance and the current news furth… Continue reading Amazon, Apple, Google & Microsoft issue patches to fix ZombieLoad bug

Docker developers can now build Arm containers on their desktops

Docker and Arm today announced a major new partnership that will see the two companies collaborate in bringing improved support for the Arm platform to Docker’s tools. The main idea here is to make it easy for Docker developers to build their applications for the Arm platform right from their x86 desktops and then deploy […] Continue reading Docker developers can now build Arm containers on their desktops

Rad-Hard ARM Microcontrollers, Because Ceramic Components Are Just Cooler

If you’re building a cubesat, great, just grab a microcontroller off the shelf, you probably don’t need to worry about radiation hardening. If you’re building an experiment for the ISS, just use any old microcontroller. Deep space? That’s a little harder, and you might need to look into radiation tolerant …read more

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Docker, ARM, & “Selfie” – Application Security Weekly #56

    In the News segment, The Matrix turns 20, Containers are Weakest Security Leak Again, The Evolution of Application Security in the Serverless World, and more! News Bugs, Breaches, and Bounties! Envoy NULL character injection Envoy path traversal &#… Continue reading Docker, ARM, & “Selfie” – Application Security Weekly #56

Tracking Binary Changes: Learn the DIFF-erent Ways of the ELF

Source control is often the first step when starting a new project (or it should be, we’d hope!). Breaking changes down into smaller chunks and managing the changes between them makes it easier to share work between developers and to catch and revert mistakes after they happen. As project complexity …read more

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Venabili is the Delightful Keyboard You Can’t Buy

If you code or write a lot, you live or die with your keyboard. The Venabili web site calls Venabili “the delightful keyboard” which begs the question: what makes a keyboard delightful. The site continues:

“Venabili is a 40% mechanical, programmable, ergonomic and hackable computer keyboard.

Being a fully programmable

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Quadcopter Uses Bare Metal STM32

[Tim Schumacher] got a Crazepony Mini quadcopter and has been reprogramming it “bare metal” — that is to say he’s programming the STM32 without using an operating system or do-it-all environment. His post on the subject is a good reference for working with the STM32 and the quadcopter, too.

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Arm Bolsters IoT Security Testing

Arm, in collaboration with a variety of testing partners, has announced a series of certifications intended to make sure internet of things (IoT) platforms built using its processors are secure. In 2017 Arm created the Platform Security Architecture (… Continue reading Arm Bolsters IoT Security Testing