What is the difference between RAM and ROM?
RAM stands for Random Access Memory and, ROM stands for Read-Only Memory. Both are present in the…
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Study indicates pen & paper beats stylus & screen for memory retention
An intriguing new study from a team of Japanese researchers suggests handwriting on paper leads to greater brain activity and memory retention compared to handwriting with a stylus on a tablet. The researchers hypothesize the richer spatial details of … Continue reading Study indicates pen & paper beats stylus & screen for memory retention
Can XIP (execute in place) be used for kernel protection?
Starting with kernel 5.13 RiscV will get XIP where parts of the kernel run from non volatile memory like flash. In theory you could make parts of the kernel really read only either from the hardware side by storing on a write protected chi… Continue reading Can XIP (execute in place) be used for kernel protection?
Is uninitialized memory considered sensitive?
Consider a program that can allocate and read uninitialized memory regions, e.g. for performance reasons.
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Is this malloc wrapper safe?
I am trying to stop integer overflow vulnerabilities by creating a simple wrapper around malloc(3) and related functions. The idea is that it returns a NULL pointer if the amount of required memory is too large for the size_t argument (or… Continue reading Is this malloc wrapper safe?
Fix Your computer has a memory problem on Windows 10
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How to clear Memory Cache in Windows 10
Unless you are running a high-end configuration, running out of memory is not a […]
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Memory leak issue in Remote Registry Service causes Windows 10 to hang
In Windows 10, the Remote Registry service is a feature that enables remote access […]
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Alternatives to volatility
I often have to analyze memories and I always use volatility. But for a while now I’ve been having some problems with the software and I was wondering if there are any viable alternatives to volatility to replace it.
Are the sticks of RAM in my desktop computer volatile? Is it safe to sell them?
I have two sticks of RAM in my computer that I would like to sell or donate. From what I understand some RAM is volatile, losing all its contents when power is gone for a few minutes, and some is non-volatile, retaining that information af… Continue reading Are the sticks of RAM in my desktop computer volatile? Is it safe to sell them?