Modern hacking of Logical Systems
What are firmware updates?
firmware updates are used to update the systems Operating system and other software to keep the hardware running smoothly. Firmware updates have many purposes, mainly updating bugs and increasing strength of the security systems
what processor does soney use and how does it work?
Sony used the IBM Cell Broadband Engine processor. This very advanced processor contains a 64 bit power PC with an additional 8 Synergistic Processing Elements (SPE). These SPEs are Vector (Dimensional) processors that each having 265 Kilobytes of memory. The SPEs are engineered in such a way that they cannot access the rest of the memory in the CPU, it can only be written to and from it.
| Filip Lopes | Michale Mensack | |
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week1 |
Groups chosen | Groups chosen |
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| week3 | ||
| week4 | Collected various information and history on possible computer science topics | Collected information on different aspects of computer hacking and security. |
| week5 | First group meet-up. Discussed various topics and came to a consensus. | |
| week6 | Thesis constructed as a group and submitted | |
| week7 | compiled more console system security, & failOverflow hacking team | Researched recent high profile hacking attacks and security breaches. |
| week8 | compiled information on procedural hacking, security and hacking methodology | Researched recent OS related hacking incidents and trends. |
| week9 | began pages 1-3 of game console hacking study, and abstract | Formed hard outline and began research paper. |
| week 10 | pages 4-7 of academic research paper. | Wrote remaining portion of research paper. |
| week11 | Integrate all materials into one paper. Finalized revisions including editing and grammar. | |
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