Router Attack: Users Should Reset Routers to Factory Default, Not Just Reboot

The FBI and the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) have issued a public service announcement advising owners of small-office and home-office routers to power cycle their devices to remove a new piece of malware. However, users should actually reset… Continue reading Router Attack: Users Should Reset Routers to Factory Default, Not Just Reboot

Researchers Defeat AMD’s SEV Virtual Machine Encryption

German security researchers claim to have found a new practical attack against virtual machines (VMs) protected using AMD’s Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV) technology that could allow attackers to recover plaintext memory data from guest VMs.

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Researchers Question Security in AMD’s Upcoming Zen Chips

Two German researchers are calling into question the security afforded by AMD’s Secure Encrypted Virtualization feature debuting in the chip maker’s upcoming Zen server chips. Continue reading Researchers Question Security in AMD’s Upcoming Zen Chips