NIST published a technical paper titled "Metrics and Methodology for Hardware Security Constructs" outlining a methodology for assessing hardware vulnerabilities and threats.
The paper addresses design and implementation flaws in hardware that can compromise security and user information, presenting metrics to quantify weaknesses and potential attacks.
The methodology introduces a threat metric to quantify the number of hardware weaknesses exploitable by an attack and a sensitivity metric to measure distinct attacks targeting specific weaknesses.
This analysis aims to assist in enhancing hardware security and optimizing the balance between security measures and associated costs.