Physical connectors as an attack surface
Charge contacts and USB ports are often treated as power-only, but they can carry data, debug signals and glitchable supply lines. Here is what to review.
Read moreHardware security
Device and board-level security: debug interfaces, connectors, firmware and IoT hardening.
2026
IoT device hardening: a practical checklist
A practical, ordered checklist for hardening connected devices, starting with the fixes that remove the most risk for the least effort.
Read moreSecuring debug and test interfaces on circuit boards
Exposed JTAG, SWD and UART access is one of the quickest ways into a device. This note covers how it is abused and how to close it without breaking factory test.
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Why software-defined radio put RF hacking within reach of researchers
A short conference note on an RF-focused security talk, and why software-defined radio made wireless protocol research accessible to far more researchers.
Read moreHow software-defined radio exposed weak wireless keyboard security
Older wireless keyboards transmitted keystrokes over radio with little real encryption; software-defined radio turned intercepting and decoding that signal into an accessible research exercise.
Read more2011
RFID security themes from the early 2010s conference circuit
An overview of the RFID security concerns that dominated conference talks around 2011: weak card crypto, cloning, and relay attacks.
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