Chypothermia: Clock Freezing for Static Side-Channel Attacks

Static side-channel attacks, which exploit halted-clock conditions to extract sensitive information, pose an increasing threat to chip security. To counter these attacks, various defenses have been proposed that monitor for abnormal clock behavior and trigger the clearing of sensitive data when...

Google Is Helping Design an Open Source, Ultra-Secure Chip

OpenTitan is a so-called secure enclave based on open source that could shake up hardware security...