‘Sinkclose’ Flaw in Hundreds of Millions of AMD Chips Allows Deep, Virtually Unfixable Infections
WIRED | “Researchers warn that a bug in AMD’s chips would allow attackers to root into some of the most privileged portions of a computer—and that it has persisted in the company’s processors for decades.” Check out this piece from WIRED featuring research from IOActive Principal Security Consultants, Enrique Nissim and Krzysztof Okupski, on a vulnerability in AMD chips called Sinkclose.
IOActive Partners with Edgescan, Providing Synchronized and Continuous Vulnerability Scanning and Penetration Testing to Customers
Research security firm expands offerings to secure modern applications against today’s evolving adversaries July 24, 2024 – SEATTLE, WA – IOActive, Inc., the worldwide leader in research-fueled security services, today announced a partnership with Edgescan to provide its clients with access to more advanced vulnerability scanning and penetration testing to achieve higher security standards required to counteract today’s sophisticated threats. Organizations are facing increasingly diverse and agile adversaries, an ever-expanding surface area vulnerable to attacks and stricter regulatory and cyber-insurance requirements. Today’s applications,…
Not if, but when
Inflight Magazine | Our very own John Sheehy, IOActive Senior Vice President, Research & Strategy, recently shared his thoughts in this Inflight Magazine piece, ‘Not if, but when,’ discussing cybersecurity in aviation. “While there is a broader acceptance of the importance of cybersecurity in aviation and within aircraft themselves, there are still significant opportunities for improvement.”
NEWS ANALYSIS Q&A: Striving for contextual understanding as digital transformation plays out
LastWatchdog.com | “The tectonic shift of network security is gaining momentum, yet this transformation continues to lag far behind the accelerating pace of change in the operating environment. … I first tapped Gunter Ollmann’s insights about botnets and evolving malware some 20 years when he was a VP Research at Damballa and I was covering Microsoft for USA TODAY.”
Teslas Can Still Be Stolen With a Cheap Radio Hack—Despite New Keyless Tech
WIRED | Check out this recent piece featuring commentary from IOActive Principal Security Consultant, Josep Pi Rodriguez. “Ultra-wideband radio has been heralded as the solution for “relay attacks” that are used to steal cars in seconds. But researchers found Teslas equipped with it are as vulnerable as ever.”
IOActive Becomes a Founding Provider for New Framework from Open Compute Project Foundation to Improve Data Center and Cloud Security Posture