{"id":2077,"date":"2024-03-23T09:43:25","date_gmt":"2024-03-23T16:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.digivideoplus.com\/dv_blog\/?p=2077"},"modified":"2024-03-23T09:43:25","modified_gmt":"2024-03-23T16:43:25","slug":"apples-m-series-security-promises-%e2%89%a0-perfection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.digivideoplus.com\/dv_blog\/2024\/03\/23\/apples-m-series-security-promises-%e2%89%a0-perfection\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple’s M-Series security \u2013 promises \u2260 perfection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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“GoFetch” is in the tech news cycle this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hopefully you know whether you have an Apple M-Series Mac. The M-Series (aka Apple silicon) computers advanced better performance and energy efficiency. How about security? \u2013 faster data pipelining is tricky (via so-called optimizations). Obscurity’s no guarantee (like, really, the front door key’s not in a nearby flower pot, eh).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article (below) provides an overview of the situation (and references for more technical detail). The author uses a car safety analogy to frame advice for the latest security vulnerability. No need to panic (and there’s no recall, like for a car).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hopefully most people understand what encryption is \u2013 how it keeps our data and communications safe. Like spy-versus-spy stuff, eh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 PC World > “Apple’s unfixable CPU exploit: 3 practical security takeaways<\/a>” by Alaina Yee (Mar 22, 2024) \u2013 After Intel’s and AMD’s past vulnerabilities, Apple’s vulnerability demonstrates that security is a dynamic goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As reported by Ars Technica, this security flaw allowed academic researchers to pull end-to-end encryption keys from Apple’s processors, using an app with normal third-party software permissions in macOS. Called GoFetch, the attack they created works through what’s called a side-channel vulnerability \u2013 using sensitive information discovered through watching standard behavior. It’s a bit akin to observing armored-car guards carry bags out of a business, and valuing the contents based on how heavy they seem (e.g., gold vs. paper cash).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026 you should create a multilayered approach to protecting yourself, \u2026 Think of it like a car \u2013 we know that a car crashes happen, with deadly results. Over time, we’ve mandated seatbelts, upgraded materials to have better force absorption, standardized airbags, switched to anti-lock brakes, devised proximity detectors and audio warnings, and more, all to improve safety.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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