Media Alert: Intel at Black Hat 2021 and DEF CON 29

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Intel will participate in Black Hat USA 2021, DEF CON 29, and BSides Las Vegas, providing insights on cybersecurity and threats targeting PCIe switches. Key presentations include 'PCIe Device Attacks: Beyond DMA' and 'Enabling the Holy Grail of Cryptography.' Events will occur from July 31 to August 8, 2021, both virtually and in Las Vegas. Intel's research team will discuss vulnerabilities, remediation efforts, and securing open-source software in an industry-wide context.

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• Participation in major cybersecurity events enhances Intel's brand visibility.
• Presentations focus on critical security topics, showcasing Intel's thought leadership.

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Join Intel experts for panel discussions and talks at this year’s Black Hat USA 2021, DEF CON 29 and BSides Las Vegas, taking place virtually and in Las Vegas starting July 31.

Black Hat USA 2021
When:		July 31-Aug. 5, 2021
Where:		Virtual Event and in Las Vegas
		PCIe Device Attacks: Beyond DMA. Exploiting PCIe Switches, Messages and Errors
		Hareesh Khattri, security researcher; Nagaraju N Kodalapura, offensive security researcher; and Nam N Nguyen, offensive security researcher, all from Intel, will present a new class of threats and attacks by targeting the capabilities and features of PCIe switches instead of endpoint devices, and will discuss attacks made possible using different types of translation layer packets (TLPs) from the memory and IO read/write commonly used in previously known attacks.
		When: Thursday, Aug. 5, 3:20-4 p.m. PDT (Virtual)
		Where: Black Hat Virtual Platform, Swapcard
		Registration: https://www.blackhat.com/us-21/registration.html
		Securing Open Source Software - End-to-End, at Massive Scale, Together
		In this presentation, Jennifer Fernick, senior vice president and global head of research, NCC Group, and Christopher Robinson, director of security communications, Intel, will share key lessons learned in coordinating the industry-wide remediation of some of the most impactful vulnerabilities ever disclosed (Heartbleed, Shellshock, Rowhammer and BlueZ), present a threat model of the many unmitigated challenges to securing the open source ecosystem, share new data that illustrates just how fragile and interdependent the security of core infrastructure can be, debate the challenges to securing OSS at scale, and speak unspoken truths of coordinated disclosure and where it can fail.
		When: Thursday, Aug. 5, 1:30-2:10 p.m. PDT (Virtual)
		Where: Black Hat Virtual Platform, Swapcard
		Registration: https://www.blackhat.com/us-21/registration.html
		Intel’s Security Innovation is Building the Trusted Foundation for Computing
		As cyberattacks move down the layers of the system stack, software-only security is no longer sufficient. Intel’s product security starts at the foundational layer, architected to deliver advanced hardware-enabled security that helps protect potential attack surfaces. Join Suzy Greenberg, vice president, Communications and Incident Response at Intel, to learn more about the security practices, technologies and solutions Intel uses to help create a trusted computing foundation that customers can depend on.
		When: Wednesday, Aug. 4, 8-8:15 a.m. PDT (Virtual)
		Where: Black Hat Virtual Platform, Swapcard
		Registration: https://www.blackhat.com/us-21/registration.html
		Enabling the Holy Grail of Cryptography: Accelerating Homomorphic Encryption with Intel Platforms
		Homomorphic encryption (HE) is at an inflection point with overall performance suitable for use cases in regulated industries where preserving data privacy is paramount. Join Flavio Bergamaschi, director and lead technologist, Private AI and Analytics at Intel, to learn more about software and hardware platforms for HE computation, using Intel's full systems approach to meet acceleration, reliability, availability, serviceability and security requirements.
		When: Thursday, Aug. 5, 1:10-1:30 p.m. PDT (Virtual)
		Where: Black Hat Virtual Platform, Swapcard
		Registration: https://www.blackhat.com/us-21/registration.html
DEF CON 29
When:		Aug. 5-8, 2021
Where:		Virtual Event and in Las Vegas
		D0 N0 H4RM: A Healthcare Security Conversation
		Physician hackers Christian “quaddi” Dameff, M.D. (UCSD), and Jeff “r3plicant” Tully, M.D. (UCSD), will moderate a panel of healthcare experts including Stephanie Domas, director of Cybersecurity Strategy and Communications at Intel, Josh Corman (I am The Cavalry), Gabrielle Hempel (cloud security engineer and medical security researcher) and Jessica Wilkerson (U.S. FDA).
		When: Friday, Aug. 6, 5 p.m. PDT (In-person and Virtual)
		Where: Onsite at DEF CON; virtual stream through conference platform
		Registration: https://shop.defcon.org/
		Ethics at the Edge: IoT as the Embodiment of AI for Rampant Intelligence Actuation
		In the eyes of a smart device and its human controllers, the world is an immense source of data and power. The expanding Internet of Things ecosystem only adds fuel to this, empowering real-time automatic sensing and actuation, posing regulatory dilemmas, easily exploitable definitions of trusted entities and measurements of security, robustness and ethics that change apropos data in the blink of an eye. In this talk, Ria Cheruvu, AI ethics lead architect at Intel, will dive into what the sociotechnical problem of ethics means at the edge in the context of machine learning/artificial intelligence.
		When: Saturday, Aug. 7, 3:45-4:15 p.m. and 6:45-7:15 p.m. PDT (Virtual)
		Where: https://www.twitch.tv/iotvillage
		Registration: Free
		The Journey of Establishing IoT Trustworthiness and IoT Security Foundation
		The Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem holds tremendous promise to promote innovation, productivity and societal benefits. Yet, with increased connectivity, concerns remain with the growing attack surface. This talk, by Dr. Anahit Tarkhanyan, principal engineer at Intel, Dr. Amit Elazari, director of Global Cybersecurity Policy and Government Affairs at Intel, and Ria Cheruvu, AI ethics lead architect at Intel, will introduce the latest developments in the IoT security policy landscape, proposals for confidence/certifications mechanisms emerging globally, and key IoT security baseline standards developments, while exploring the connection to the IoT trustworthiness concept across the IoT Supply Chain.
		When: Saturday, Aug. 7, 5:15-6 p.m. and 8:15-9 p.m. PDT (Virtual)
		Where: https://www.twitch.tv/iotvillage
		Registration: Free
BSides Las Vegas
When:		July 30-Aug. 1, 2021
Where:		Virtual Event
		Ghost DMA Attack & The SeDeFuS Conundrum
		In this talk, Dr. Raghudeep Kannavara, security tech lead at Intel and Alan Sheng, software architect at Intel, will present a new class of DMA attack, i.e., Ghost DMA attack, that does not require physical access to the computer.
		When: Saturday, July 31, 11 a.m. PDT (Virtual)
		Where: https://www.bsideslv.org/talks#1046305
		Registration: Free

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FAQ

What events is Intel participating in July and August 2021?

Intel is participating in Black Hat USA 2021, DEF CON 29, and BSides Las Vegas from July 31 to August 8, 2021.

What topics will Intel discuss at Black Hat USA 2021?

Intel will discuss security threats targeting PCIe switches and present on topics like 'Securing Open Source Software' and 'Homomorphic Encryption'.

When is Intel's presentation on PCIe device attacks?

Intel's presentation on 'PCIe Device Attacks: Beyond DMA' is scheduled for August 5, 2021, from 3:20-4:00 p.m. PDT.

Where can I register for Intel's sessions at Black Hat USA?

Registration for Intel's sessions at Black Hat USA can be done at the official Black Hat website.