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Pierluigi Paganini April 03, 2018
Project Kalamata – Apple will replace Intel processors in Macs with its custom designed chips

In the wake of the discovery of severe flaws in Intel chips, so-called Meltdown andSpectre vulnerabilities, Apple announced it plans to use custom-designed ARM chips in Mac computers starting as early as 2020. The move aims to replace the Intel processors running on its desktop and laptop systems like done for its own A-series custom chips […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 21, 2017
Windows 8 and newer versions fail to properly implement ASLR

CC/CERT is warning the Address Space Layout Randomisation (ASLR) isn’t properly implemented in versions of Microsoft Windows 8 and newer. The researcher Will Dormann from the Carnegie-Mellon CERT has discovered the Address Space Layout Randomisation (ASLR) isn’t properly implemented in versions of Microsoft Windows 8 and newer. Actually, with Windows 7 and EMET System-wide ASLR, the loaded […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 17, 2017
ASLR Protection could be bypassed by visiting a website. Millions of devices at risk

A group of security researcher has devised a new attack technique dubbed AnC attack that allows to bypass the ASLR Protection on 22 CPU architectures. The  Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR Protection) is a security mechanism used by operating systems to randomize the memory addresses used by key areas of processes, it makes hard for attackers […]