NCSC launches SilentGlass, a plug-in device to secure HDMI and DisplayPort links
NCSC’s SilentGlass blocks malicious HDMI/DisplayPort links, protecting monitors from hardware attacks. Now commercialized for global use. The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has launched SilentGlass, a new device to protect one of the most overlooked parts of modern IT systems: the physical links between screens and computers. It is a small plug-in security device […]
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has launched SilentGlass, a new device to protect one of the most overlooked parts of modern IT systems: the physical links between screens and computers. It is a small plug-in security device designed to monitor and block suspicious activity on HDMI and DisplayPort connections.
Developed through research led by the NCSC and now licensed for production to Goldilock Labs in partnership with Sony UK Technology Centre, SilentGlass represents a shift in how hardware interfaces are treated in cybersecurity. Instead of focusing only on software threats, it addresses risks that arise when physical connections themselves are exploited.
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