Where Does Security Stand? New Vulnerabilities vs. Trusted Computing

Author

Gueron, Shay ; Stronqin, G. ; Seifert, Jean-Pierre ; Chiou, Derek ; Sendag, Resit ; Yi, Joshua J.

Author_Institution

Univ. of Haifa & Intel Corp., Haifa

Volume

27

Issue

6

fYear

2007

Firstpage

25

Lastpage

35

Abstract

How can we ensure that platform hardware, firmware, and software work in concert to withstand rapidly evolving security threats? Architectural innovations bring performance gains but can also create new security vulnerabilities. In this panel discussion, from the 2007 workshop on Computer Architecture Research directions, we assess the current state of security and discuss possible routes toward trusted computing.

Keywords

computer architecture; firmware; security of data; computer architectural innovation; platform firmware; platform hardware; platform software; security threat; security vulnerability; trusted computing; Application software; Computer architecture; Computer security; Costs; Hardware; Information security; Microarchitecture; Microprogramming; Pipelines; Technological innovation; computer systems organization; emerging technologies; microarchitecture implementation considerations; operating systems; processor architectures; security and privacy protection; software/software engineering;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Micro, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0272-1732

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MM.2007.112

Filename

4437717