New Security Threat: Attack On Computer Memory Reveals Vulnerability Of Widely-Used Security Systems

A team of academic, industry and independent researchers has demonstrated a new class of computer attacks that compromise the contents of “secure” memory systems, particularly in laptops.The attacks overcome a broad set of security measures called “disk encryption,” which are meant to secure information stored in a computer’s permanent memory.

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Filed under: IT / Internet / E-mail on February 26th, 2008