Abstract:

The development of IT sciences and technology is a massive opportunity for mankind, but it might potentially be a severe threat as well. Implementing recently introduced solutions can raise work efficiency to a whole new level. Simultaneously, a new vulnerability may occur. The harmfulness of such a phenomenon may be enormous when it affects elements of critical infrastructure. We introduce a new simple method of assessing vulnerabilities, which affect FPGAs and CPUs. To demonstrate our method, we use following susceptibilities: Spectre, Meltdown, Foreshadow, Starbleed, and Platypus.