"SilentGlass is the NCSC's first branded device to hit the market. Announced publicly on Wednesday, the HDMI and DisplayPort-compatible device has already been deployed across government estates for several years and is capable of protecting most high-threat environments."
"These devices are equipped with hardware that identifies malicious traffic in the data channel, blocking the transfer between computer and display. SilentGlass gizmos are threat-agnostic, meaning they are capable of detecting any kind of nastiness and preventing it from reaching and ultimately altering or manipulating a display."
"Since the NCSC announced SilentGlass, infoseccers have taken to social media to question the need for this device. However, it is understood there are legitimate attack paths that are both applicable to modern environments and have been abused by known attackers."
SilentGlass is a new device from GCHQ's cyber arm, designed to prevent cyberattacks on display devices. Developed with the UK's National Cyber Security Centre's intellectual property, it is now commercially available through Goldilock Labs. The device has been used in government estates for years and is compatible with HDMI and DisplayPort. SilentGlass identifies and blocks malicious traffic, ensuring that harmful data does not reach or manipulate displays. Despite skepticism from some in the infosec community, there are recognized attack paths that this device addresses.
Read at Theregister
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]