The First International Cyber Security Smart Mobility Analysis and Research Test Range, in Partnership with BGU
The launching of the Smart Mobility Analysis and Research Test Range (SMART Range) was announced jointly by BGU, CYMOTIVE Technologies, HARMAN – a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd – Deutsche Telekom Innovation Laboratories and JVP at the Cyber Security Workshop for Future Smart Mobility held today (Monday) in cooperation with Israel’s National Cyber […]
Security Cameras can be Infiltrated Using Infrared Light for Malicious Attacks, according to Ben-Gurion University Cyber Researchers
The method, according to researchers, will work on professional security cameras as well as home security cameras and even LED doorbells, which can see infrared light (IR), not visible to the human eye.In the new paper, the technique the researchers have dubbed, aIR-Jumper, also enables the creation of bidirectional covert optical communication between air-gapped internal […]
Ben-Gurion University Cyber Researchers Discover How any Network Router Can Covertly Leak Data
Researchers at BGU’s Cyber Security Research Center (CSRC) have demonstrated for the first time that it is possible to covertly siphon sensitive files, passwords or other critical data from any common router. In the new paper, the researchers demonstrated how LEDs functionality can be silently overridden by malware they developed (code named “xLED”), which infects firmware in the device. […]
Desktop Scanners Can Be Hijacked to Perpetrate Cyberattacks, According to BGU and Weizmann Institute Researchers
A typical office scanner can be infiltrated and a company’s network compromised using different light sources, according to a new paper by researchers from BGU and the Weizmann Institute of Science. In this research, we demonstrated how to use a laser or smart bulb to establish a covert channel between an outside attacker and malware installed on a […]
Cameras can Steal Data from Computer Hard Drive LED Lights
Researchers at BGU’s Cyber Security Research Center have demonstrated that data can be stolen from an isolated air-gapped computer’s hard drive reading the pulses of light on the LED drive using various types of cameras and light sensors. In the new paper, the researchers demonstrated how data can be received by a Quadcopter drone flight, […]
NTU Singapore and Ben-Gurion University Ink Partnership to Combat Advanced Cyber Threats
Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) are collaborating to find innovative ways to counter cyber threats. The aim of the joint research project, called the Bio-Inspired Agile Cyber Security Assurance Framework (BICSAF), is to develop innovative technologies for tackling Advanced Persistent Threats. These are stealthy and continuous computer hacking […]
BGU Researchers Question Applicability of Nobel Prize Research
BGU researchers are challenging the findings about a new class of materials that could potentially be used for super-fast computing and secure communications. One of the focal points of the new Quantum Information Era has been the engineering of a new type of material – topological materials, which have the useful property that some of their […]
New Smartwatch Application for Accurate Signature Verification Developed by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Tel Aviv University Researchers
An innovative, new system that uses smartwatch devices and software to verify handwritten signatures and detect even the most skilled forgeries has been developed by BGU and TAU researchers. While most online signature verification technologies rely on dedicated digital devices — such as tablets or smart pens — to capture, analyze and verify signatures, this new […]
Virtual Breathalyzer Detects Legal Intoxication with 100% Accuracy Using Any Programmable Smartphone and Smartwatch
A new “virtual breathalyzer” developed by a BGU researcher uses sensors in smartphones, smartwatches, fitness bands and virtual glasses to measure changes in gait that indicate intoxication levels with identical accuracy as police breathalyzer tests. According to the U.S. Center for Disease Control, in 2013, one person died every 51 minutes in a motor vehicle accident […]
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Cyber Researchers Demonstrate Malware That Covertly Turns PCs into Eavesdropping Devices
Researchers at BGU have demonstrated malware that can turn computers into perpetual eavesdropping devices, even without a microphone. In the new paper, “SPEAKE(a)R: Turn Speakers to Microphones for Fun and Profit”, the researchers explain and demonstrate how most PCs and laptops today are susceptible to this type of attack. Using SPEAKE(a)R, malware that can covertly transform headphones […]
Dangerous and Costly New Cyber Threat: Hacking 3D Manufacturing Systems Demonstrated by BGU Researchers
Researchers from three universities combined their expertise to demonstrate the first complete sabotage attack on a 3D additive manufacturing (AM) system, illustrating how a cyber attack and malicious manipulation of blueprints can fatally damage production of a device or machine. In their paper titled “Dr0wned, researchers from BGU, the University of South Alabama and Singapore University of […]
Maryland Governor Visits BGU to Talk Cyber Security Collaborations
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan led a large delegation to BGU last week with the intent to generate “real collaboration” in the field of cyber security research as well as other fields. Hogan headed a week-long trade delegation comprised of some of his officials, representatives of four Maryland universities and members of the Jewish community. “This is […]