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#1 KelpFries

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Posted 14 September 2007 - 07:00 PM

images/news/security.jpgThe world of multi-core cpus we have just entered is facing a serious threat.

A security researcher at Cambridge disclosed a new class of vulnerabilities that takes advantage of concurrency to bypass security protections such as antivirus software

The attack is based on the assumption that the software that interacts with the kernel can be used without interference. The researcher, Robert Watson, showed that a careful written exploit can attack in the little timeframe when this happens, and literally change the "words" that they are exchanging.

Read more @ The Register


#2 chriso_86

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Posted 14 September 2007 - 07:29 PM

Wow, that is cool!!! Some people sure think of some crazy wicked stuff!! I am in a Securities 450 class right now for my network degree and I'm learning some crazy stuff!

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Posted 15 September 2007 - 06:09 AM

That is cool though. A true hacker. Respect :chrisno:




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