Interested on real world usage of side channels? check this out!

Are you upset about Facebook & Instagram being down? Maybe you should go outside and touch some grass...

Our great thanks go to our Gold Sponsor IBM. Join us during the lunch break (1:30 pm) for a sponsored talk by IBM Research's Andrea Mambretti on "A Tutorial on using Speculator for studying and prototyping speculative execution attacks" (acsac2021.cd.pathable.com/meetings/v35Ns…)

Now live during the lunch break, the sponsored talk "A Tutorial on using Speculator for studying and prototyping speculative execution attacks" by Andrea Mambretti: acsac2021.cd.pathable.com/meetings/virtu…

Happy (but also a bit sad) to announce that after 25+ years I yesterday left for good the student status and was awarded the ultimate academic title, the PhD. Turns out that by sitting around long enough, they will get tired and do anything to get rid of you 😂 #PhDByExhaustion

A new blog post is out! Today we talk about speculatively bypassing bounds checks in Go! The mitigations we proposed found their way in the Go compiler. ibm.github.io/system-securit…

Somehow missed this tweet last week! Super honored to give a #EuroSec2022 keynote! Make sure to wear closed toe shoes 🖥️🦶🤖

Are you interested in doing research in computer security with a focus on side-channel/microarchitectural attacks and defenses? I am hiring PhD students (software.imdea.org/open_positions…) and interns (software.imdea.org/open_positions…). All positions are fully funded. Join us at IMDEA Software!

Job interviews are getting absolutely crazy. Credits and full video: thenexttopmechanic.com

Hello hackers! This thread is about a tricky but important issue: getting people into Cybersecurity, and one (of many!) things we're doing about it. Read on below! 🧵

Lo dice pure Ironman

Buon viaggio papà.

Recently Northeastern U. decided to install an IoT surveillance system in our lab that researches the security and privacy of IoT devices. Turns out these devices lack privacy, security, and more importantly good adhesives.

If there is a moment to be really proud to be Italian, this is it.

Malgrado i pronostici, quando li hai tutti contro, quando a puntare il dito e criticare è più facile di porgere la mano e supportare, quando c’è da tirare fuori le palle è lì che chi conta davvero ti aiuta a far la differenza! #mifamilia !

After requests from authors, we will be extending the #EuroSec 2023 deadline to February 3rd. More information can be found at: concordia-h2020.eu/eurosec-2023/

Interested in a paid #HexHive internship to work on challenging security problems next summer? Summer@EPFL is open for applications until Dec03. Apply now, RT, and, for my faculty friends, please share with your BSc/MSc students! summer.epfl.ch

Happy read everyone 💪. Special kudos to Hany Ragab for leading this awesome project during his time in Zurich and beyond.

🚨 Security folks, don't let RAID'24 deadline sneak up on you! Only 1.5 weeks to submit your best work, our PC can't wait to see what you've got! #RAID24

In the last VUSec presentation at USENIX Security, Hany Ragab discusses GhostRace and explains how attackers can exploit speculative race conditions in the Linux kernel. download.vusec.net/papers/ghostra… Anil Kurmus Cristiano Giuffrida Andrea Mambretti