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NIST Internal Report (IR) 8517, Hardware Security Failure Scenarios: Potential Weaknesses in Hardware Design

  • 1.  NIST Internal Report (IR) 8517, Hardware Security Failure Scenarios: Potential Weaknesses in Hardware Design

    Posted Nov 13, 2024 12:23:00 PM
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    Hi All,

    Hardware is often assumed to be robust from a security perspective. However, this report documents numerous potential security failures that can occur in hardware. It also demonstrates the diverse ways in which hardware can be vulnerable.

    The authors leveraged existing work on hardware weaknesses to provide a catalog of 98 security failure scenarios. Each of these is a succinct statement that describes how hardware can be exploited, where such an exploitation can occur, and what kind of damage is possible. This should raise awareness of the many types of hardware security issues that can occur.



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    Michael Roza CPA, CISA, CIA, CC, CCSKv5, CCZTv1, MBA, EMBA, CSA
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