Many software-development tools rely on a JTAG (IEEE 1149) interface on microprocessors and microcontrollers to obtain information when programmers debug code. Chip manufacturers might provide their ...

Intel responded to a claim about hackers gaining hardware-level access to PCs sporting its sixth- and seventh-generation processors. The claim was made during a presentation at the 33rd annual Chaos ...

Attackers with access to a device can take control over a target's computer and bypass all local security systems by abusing a hardware debugging interface included with Intel CPUs, which in recent ...

Embedded designers put microprocessors in everyday products like cars, phones, cameras, TVs, music players, and printers, as well as the communications infrastructure, which the general public doesn’t ...

The security community raised the alarm regarding a serious issue last week —that of Android devices shipping with their debug port open to remote connections. The issue is not new, being first ...

In today’s world of smart and high end gadgets, devices serving variety of features is only made possible by having more than a single core. Having more than a single core results in rise of output ...