Introduction to Side Channel Attacks using CacheWarp

Cloud Commute

In this week's episode we have a very special guest, Michael Schwarz from CISPA. A security researcher specialized in CPU side-channel attacks. He explains how side-channel attacks work in general, but most specifically with the example of his team's most recent find: #CacheWarp. He was also involved in the finding of #Meltdown and #Spectre.

In this episode of Cloud Commute, Chris and Michael discuss:

• Understanding side-channel attacks and their impact on cloud security
• The role of CISPA in cybersecurity research and startup support
• CacheWarp: A CPU vulnerability that enables privilege escalation
• The future of hardware vulnerabilities and increasing complexity in CPUs

Interested to learn more about the cloud infrastructure stack like storage, security, and Kubernetes? Head to our website (www.simplyblock.io/cloud-commute-podcast) for more episodes, and follow us on LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/company/simplyblock-io). You can also check out the detailed show notes on Youtube (www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLUSrcah2xE).

You can find Michael Schwarz on X @misc0110 and Linkedin: /michael-schwarz-5aaab720.

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