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Malicious Hardware & Its Effects On Industry, Gustavo Perez
Malicious Hardware & Its Effects On Industry, Gustavo Perez
Computer Science and Computer Engineering Undergraduate Honors Theses
In recent years advancements have been made in computer hardware security to circumnavigate the threat of malicious hardware. Threats come in several forms during the development and overall life cycle of computer hardware and I aim to highlight those key points. I will illustrate the various ways in which attackers exploit flaws in a chip design, or how malicious parties take advantage of the many steps required to design and fabricate hardware. Due to these exploits, the industry and consumers have suffered damages in the form of financial loss, physical harm, breaches of personal data, and a multitude of other …