Wake up and Smell the BitLocker Keys

Many enterprise laptops use BitLocker to provide full disk encryption (FDE) to protect sensitive data from exposure if the laptop were stolen. But how adequate is the default implementation of BitLocker to protect data at rest in this scenario? The security of all encryption relies on protection of the key material. A common assumption is … Continue reading Wake up and Smell the BitLocker Keys →

Will they melt? Testing the resistance of flash memory chips

Firmware: the holy grail of most Internet of Things (IoT) security assessments! Sometimes, getting access to a device's firmware can be as easy as visiting the vendor's website. Other times, the only option is to dump it directly from the hardware, and this is where things get interesting. Some procedures used for dumping can expose … Continue reading Will they melt? Testing the resistance of flash memory chips →