The growing need for high rate communication of recent embedded systems is leading to
the adoption of the PCIe protocol (Peripheral Component Interconnect express) as an …

Internet of Things (IoT) is a technology that is a daily necessity for humans. Unfortunately, so
far, the IoT still disables privacy for various reasons. This circumstance has intrigued many …

With the increase of IoT devices generating large amounts of user-sensitive data, improper
firmware harms users' security and privacy. Latest home appliances are integrated with …

In smartphones, and more generally in IoT devices, manufacturers focus their efforts on
securing communications with the outside world that are more exposed to attack while …

During the past decades, the world has seen a tremendous rise in computing power and
device affordability, which has directly translated into higher availability of smaller, more …

The use of ICT is becoming a key tool for the government's institutions to enhance and fit
their service delivery with the dynamic demands of citizens. Among them is the use of e …

With the democratization of smartphones, law enforcement agencies are increasingly faced
with the necessity of extracting data from criminal devices. Several vulnerabilities can be …

One of the issues to perform hardware attacks on wired communication protocol is the
physical access to the bus. Considering the iPhones, PCIe is used as a communication bus …

Abstract Over-The-Air (OTA) firmware updates are very common in Internet of Things (IoT)
devices with wireless capabilities. Although they are convenient, they may also be open to …