Thanks Steve, Any idea why the researchers would posit that iOS devices may be less susceptible?
Brian On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 10:08 AM, Steve Weis <[email protected]> wrote: > This is a good illustration how data in use is exposed to physical attacks > on most computing devices. > > An interesting side-note is that Android phones are starting to ship with > a hardware security module (HSM), which can be used for crypto operations > and key storage. Duo Security is one company that started using the HSM to > store credentials: > > http://siliconangle.com/blog/2013/02/19/simple-to-scale-duo-security-uses-android-hardware-for-its-own-hack-resistance/ > > I haven't found much about the capabilities of these HSMs. It's not a > silver bullet since they may still be key material exposed in memory, but I > think it's a positive development. > > > On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 7:12 AM, Brian Conley <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2013/02/14/frost-attack-unlocks-android-phones-data-by-chilling-its-memory-in-a-freezer/ >> >> -- >> Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: >> https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech >> > > > -- > Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech > -- Brian Conley Director, Small World News http://smallworldnews.tv m: 646.285.2046 Skype: brianjoelconley
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