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January 15, 2021 Cisco Critical Security Flaw Found in CMX by Researchers at Conscia

January 13, 2021 Solar Winds Hack

December 17, 2020 Microsoft confirms breach in SolarWinds Supply Chain Hack

November 10, 2020 Vulnerabilities in Ubuntu Desktop Enable Root Access

October 30, 2020 Google Discloses Windows Zero-Day Exploited in the Wild

October 27, 2020 Ruckus IoT Controllers Vulnerable to Remote Takeover

October 4, 2020 Botnet Caught Exploiting Two New Zero-Days in Tenda Routers

September 29, 2020 Cornell Center for Materials Research Announces Fall 2020 JumpStart Funded Companies

Ithaca, NY - The Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR) Industrial Partnerships Program is designed to help New York State’s businesses access world-class capabilities; solve technical challenges; and develop and improve their products, with the ultimate goals of revenue growth and job creation.

Chip Scan will participate in use of Shared Experimental Facilities in collaboration with Dr. Jonathan Shu, Director of CCMR. The company is developing scanning electron microscopy methods to detect malicious circuits hidden in microelectronic devices that may pose security risks.

Since the inception of JumpStart, 106 companies have benefited from this program. The program is also supported by Empire State Development’s Division of Science, Technology and Innovation (NYSTAR). Small to mid-sized New York State manufacturing and research and development businesses from the following industry sectors are eligible: materials, chemistry, energy, pharmaceuticals, food and textile.

About the Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR)
The Cornell Center for Materials Research is a National Science Foundation and New York State funded interdisciplinary research center at Cornell University whose mission is to advance, explore, and exploit the forefront of the science and engineering of advanced materials. The CCMR pursues this objective through fundamental, experimental and theoretical studies. Three other complementary functions complete the CCMR’s mission: educational outreach to teachers and students; industrial outreach and knowledge transfer; and the operation of shared instrumentation in support of materials research both on and off campus.

About Empire State Development’s Division of Science, Technology and Innovation
Empire State Development’s Division of Science, Technology and Innovation (NYSTAR) supports collaborative industry/academic partnerships to foster integrated approaches for developing and commercializing innovative technologies. NYSTAR serves as a resource for small and startup technology companies.

September 21, 2020 US Department of Homeland Security Issues Emergency Directive to Patch a High-Risk Windows Vulnerability

September 17, 2020 Mozi-Botnet Accounts for Majority of IOT Traffic

August 11, 2020 Android Malware Targets Hardware Vulnerability

August 6, 2020 Intel, ARM, IBM, AMD Processors Vulnerable to New Side-Channel Attacks

July 6, 2020 Unsecured Satellite Communications Present a Gateway to Hackers

June 12, 2020 DARPA Launches Hardware Security Bug Bounty Program

May 27, 2020 Pentagon Increases AI Effort in Supply Chain Management

May 19, 2020 DOD Adopts Zero-Trust Model

April 21, 2020 Starbleed Attack on Xilinx 7-Series FPGAs--Total Loss of Authenticity and Confidentiality

March 5, 2020 Pre-10th Generation Intel Cryptography Flaw

February 27, 2020 Mitre’s CWE List Adds Hardware Vulnerabilities

July 29, 2019 Urgent/11, 11 VxWorks Zero Day Vulnerabilities Leaving Billions of Devices Vulnerable