Collaborate Disseminate
An exploit published by a developer is easy to use and has already been used to build malicious apps that gain root access on Android devices. Continue reading MediaTek Bug Actively Exploited, Affects Millions of Android Devices
In 2020, there will be greater adoption of Continuous Intelligence (CI) technologies, which will elevate IoT data analytics way beyond traditional operational levels and have a greater impact on strategic planning and organizational change, states ABI … Continue reading Trends that will shape the 2020 technology market
AI virtual smart sensor leader Elliptic Labs announced it joined leading fabless semiconductor company MediaTek’s Rich IoT program. Elliptic’s AI Virtual Smart Sensor Platform will enable OEMs worldwide to use MediaTek’s rich IoT chipsets t… Continue reading Elliptic Labs joins MediaTek’s Rich IoT program to create a new generation of devices
Like a million or so other people, [Brian Dorey] picked up a third generation Echo Dot during Amazon’s big sale a couple weeks ago. Going for less than half its normal retail price, he figured it was the perfect time to explore Amazon’s voice assistant offerings. But the low price …read more
As a happy side-effect of the smartphone revolution, the world is now awash with tiny computers that are incredibly cheap thanks to the nearly unfathomable volumes in which their components are manufactured. They’re wouldn’t be a $10 Raspberry Pi Zero if the billions of smartphones that were pumped out before …read more
Continue reading Bike Computer Exploration Uncovers a Hidden Android
Remote code execution vulnerabilities dominate this month’s critical Android patches. Continue reading Google Patches 11 Critical Android Bugs in June Update
There are many parts to building a secure networked device, and the entire industry is still learning how to do it right. Resources are especially constrained for low-cost microcontroller devices. Would it be easier to build more secure devices if microcontrollers had security hardware built-in? That is the investigation of Project Sopris by Microsoft Research.
The researchers customized the MediaTek MT7687, a chip roughly comparable to the hacker darling ESP32. The most significant addition was a security subsystem. It performs tasks notoriously difficult to do correctly in software, such as random number generation and security key storage. It forms the …read more
Continue reading Design a Microcontroller With Security In Mind
As part of its December Android and Pixel/Nexus security updates, Google has issued patches addressing a bevy of flaws, 11 of which are rated critical. Continue reading Google Patches Critical Encryption Bug Impacting Pixel, Nexus Phones
Android receives three remote code execution patches for vulnerabilities rated critical as Google launches a new Pixel/Nexus Security Bulletin. Continue reading Five Critical Android Bugs Get Patched in October Update
Researchers find six previously unknown memory corruption and unlock-bypass vulnerabilities in major chipset vendors’ firmware code. Continue reading Multiple Vulnerabilities Found in NVIDIA, Qualcomm, Huawei Bootloaders