Using memory encryption in web applications to help reduce the risk of Spectre attacks

There’s nothing quite like an actual proof-of-concept to make everyone listen. I was pleased by the PoC released by Google security engineers Stephen Röttger and Artur Janc earlier this month – in a nutshell, they showed how the Spectre vulnerability can be used to exfiltrate cross-origin data from any website. The Spectre vulnerability, which stems from vulnerabilities at the CPU design level, has been known for over 3 years now. What’s so interesting about this … More →
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