Security News

Intel Patches High-Severity Flaws in Tools, NUC Firmware
2019-08-15 16:09

Some of the updates released by Intel as part of the August 2019 Patch Tuesday fix high-severity vulnerabilities in NUC firmware, the Processor Identification Utility, and the Computing...

GM Cruise Releases Automated Firmware Security Analyzer to Open Source
2019-08-08 17:36

The growth of IoT devices has highlighted the difficulties in ensuring firmware security -- especially where the device and software are initially sourced from third parties, or developed under...

Researchers Find Vulnerabilities in Boeing 787 Firmware
2019-08-08 16:14

Researchers from security firm IOActive have discovered a series of vulnerabilities and attacks that they believe could be possible on Boeing's 787 Dreamliner. read more

Self-driving car service open sources new tool for securing firmware
2019-08-07 18:16

FwAnalyzer provides continuous automated analysis of firmware images.

Firmware Bugs Plague Server Supply Chain, 7 Vendors Impacted
2019-07-17 17:43

Lenovo, Acer and five additional server manufacturers are hit with supply-chain bugs buried in motherboard firmware.

BMC Firmware Vulnerabilities Affect Lenovo, Gigabyte Servers
2019-07-17 13:35

Researchers at firmware security company Eclypsium discovered that the baseboard management controller (BMC) shipped with some servers from Lenovo, Gigabyte and other vendors contains some...

The importance of hardening firmware security
2019-07-17 05:30

It’s no secret that attackers traditionally go after low-hanging fruit when hacking a system. Historically, this has meant targeting user applications, and, for deeper persistence, the operating...

Report: Huawei's Firmware Riddled With Problems
2019-06-28 14:03

Huawei Has a 'Weak Security Posture,' Cybersecurity Firm ContendsThe firmware of more than 500 Huawei networking products is riddled with security weaknesses that make the vendor risky to use for...

Epyc crypto flaw? AMD emits firmware fix for server processors after Googler smashes RAM encryption algorithms
2019-06-26 20:16

SEV code cracked to leak secret keys Microchip slinger AMD has issued a firmware patch to fix the encryption in its Secure Encrypted Virtualization technology (SEV), used to defend the memory of...

Backdoor Built into Android Firmware
2019-06-21 16:42

In 2017, some Android phones came with a backdoor pre-installed: Criminals in 2017 managed to get an advanced backdoor preinstalled on Android devices before they left the factories of...