My YouTube Embedded Systems Channel shows a new video here. Dr. Hussam Amrouch of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology shows us his advanced imaging station for measurement of microprocessor temperatures as they operate.
Month: August 2019
Cerebras 1.2 Trillion Transistor Deep Learning Processor
AnandTech reports here on the Cerebras presentation at Hot Chips on their huge, 1.2 trillion processor for deep learning.
Coordinated Ransomware Attacks Against Texas Towns
CNBC reports here on a set of coordinated ransomware attacks against several towns in Texas.
Networking Device Security Has Not Improved
Securityledger.com reports here on a survey of the security characteristics of networking firmware conducted by Cyber Independent Testing Lab. The survey showed that the security characteristics of this firmware has not measurably improved over the past fifteen years.
Unintended Oven Preheating
Extremetech reports here on a smart oven that can turn itself on at night without the user’s intent, apparently due to misentry on the oven’s smartphone app.
Ransomware on DSLR
DP Review reports here on a demonstration of ransomware installed on a DSLR camera over WiFi.
DARPA and Secure Voting Machines
Tom’s Hardware reports here on its efforts to demonstrate a secure voting machine.
