Electronic Design

Common Embedded Vulnerabilities, Part 2: Information Leaks (.PDF Download)

Sept. 3, 2015

Following Part 1 of this series on source-code weaknesses, which discussed code injections, this second installment delves into information leaks (some prefer the term information exposure). Information leaks occur when a program inadvertently communicates sensitive information inappropriately...

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