Tag: hardware security
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The Register: SK Hynix cranks up the HBM4 assembly line to prep for next-gen GPUs
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/12/sk_hynix_hbm4_mass_production/ Source: The Register Title: SK Hynix cranks up the HBM4 assembly line to prep for next-gen GPUs Feedly Summary: Top AI chipmakers count on faster, denser, more efficient memory to boost training AMD and Nvidia have already announced their next-gen datacenter GPUs will make the leap to HBM4, and if SK Hynix…
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The Register: Spectre haunts CPUs again: VMSCAPE vulnerability leaks cloud secrets
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/11/vmscape_spectre_vulnerability/ Source: The Register Title: Spectre haunts CPUs again: VMSCAPE vulnerability leaks cloud secrets Feedly Summary: AMD Zen hardware and Intel Coffee Lake affected If you thought the world was done with side-channel CPU attacks, think again. ETH Zurich has identified yet another Spectre-based transient execution vulnerability that affects AMD Zen CPUs and…
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The Register: No chips for you! Senator wants Americans to get first dibs on GPUs, restrict sales to others
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/04/us_senator_americans_first_ai_sillicon/ Source: The Register Title: No chips for you! Senator wants Americans to get first dibs on GPUs, restrict sales to others Feedly Summary: We’ve got hungry American datacenters to feed, argued the lawmaker – a revival Nvidia dubs ‘doomer science fiction’ +Comment US lawmakers are looking to apply Trump’s America-First agenda to…
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Cloud Blog: Now available: Cloud HSM as an encryption key service for Workspace client-side encryption
Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/introducing-cloud-hsm-as-an-encryption-key-service-for-workspace-cse/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Now available: Cloud HSM as an encryption key service for Workspace client-side encryption Feedly Summary: Organizations in highly-regulated sectors, such as government, defense, financial services, and healthcare, are required to meet stringent standards to safeguard sensitive data. Client-side encryption (CSE) for Google Workspace is a unique, privacy-preserving offering…
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The Register: Dodgy Huawei chips nearly sunk DeepSeek’s next-gen R2 model
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/14/dodgy_huawei_deepseek/ Source: The Register Title: Dodgy Huawei chips nearly sunk DeepSeek’s next-gen R2 model Feedly Summary: Chinese AI model dev still plans to use homegrown silicon for inferencing Unhelpful Huawei AI chips are reportedly why Chinese model dev DeepSeek’s next-gen LLMs are taking so long.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text…
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The Register: Arm juices mobile GPUs with neural tech for better graphics
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/12/arm_bringing_neural_acceleration_to/ Source: The Register Title: Arm juices mobile GPUs with neural tech for better graphics Feedly Summary: Designs scheduled for launch in 2026, developer kit for programmers out today Chip designer Arm is bringing dedicated neural accelerator hardware to its GPU blueprints used in phones. It expects this to deliver higher quality visuals…
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Cisco Talos Blog: ReVault! When your SoC turns against you… deep dive edition
Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/revault-when-your-soc-turns-against-you-2/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: ReVault! When your SoC turns against you… deep dive edition Feedly Summary: Talos reported 5 vulnerabilities to Broadcom and Dell affecting both the ControlVault3 Firmware and its associated Windows APIs that we are calling “ReVault”. AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text conducts an in-depth analysis…
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Schneier on Security: China Accuses Nvidia of Putting Backdoors into Their Chips
Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/08/china-accuses-nvidia-of-putting-backdoors-into-their-chips.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: China Accuses Nvidia of Putting Backdoors into Their Chips Feedly Summary: The government of China has accused Nvidia of inserting a backdoor into their H20 chips: China’s cyber regulator on Thursday said it had held a meeting with Nvidia over what it called “serious security issues” with…