Researchers from VUSec found a way to break ASLR via an MMU sidechannel attack that even works in JavaScript. Does this matter? Yes, it matters. A lot. The discovery of this security flaw along with ...

Researchers from VUSec found a way to break ASLR via an MMU sidechannel attack that even works in JavaScript. Does this matter? Yes, it matters. A lot. The discovery of this security flaw along with ...

US-CERT is warning of a vulnerability in Microsoft’s implementation of Address Space Layout Randomization that affects Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10. The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team ...

“Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) is one of the most prominently deployed mitigations against memory corruption attacks. ASLR randomly shuffles program virtual addresses to prevent attackers ...

While robust passwords help you secure your valuable online accounts, hardware-based two-factor authentication takes that security to the next level. Read now Academics have developed a new technique ...

The latest versions of Microsoft Windows are vulnerable to attacks due to a newly discovered vulnerability in Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR). The vulnerability affects Windows 8, Windows ...

Researchers have devised a new attack that can bypass one of the main exploit mitigations in browsers: address space layout randomization (ASLR). The attack takes advantage of how modern processors ...

I recently highlighted a study which showed that most of the top third-party software applications failed to take advantage of two major lines of defense built into Microsoft Windows that can help ...

When Microsoft shipped Windows Vista, the addition of security technologies like ASLR (Address Space Layout Randomization) alongside DEP (Data Execution Prevention) and SafeSEH were held up as major ...

Earlier this week, Ars discussed a few of the new security features found in Windows Vista. One feature mentioned, Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR), has been getting some extra press this ...