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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...

Intel NUC Firmware Open to Privilege Escalation, DoS and Information Disclosure
2019-06-12 13:25

Intel has patched seven high-severity vulnerabilities in its mini PC NUC kit firmware.

Cisco Starts Patching Firmware Bug; Millions of Devices Still Vulnerable
2019-05-21 16:01

A flaw in the Secure Boot trusted hardware root-of-trust affects enterprise, military and government network gear, including routers, switches and firewalls.

CrowdStrike Endpoint Security Platform Now Detects Firmware Attacks
2019-05-03 15:09

CrowdStrike announced this week that its Falcon endpoint security platform now includes new capabilities for detecting firmware attacks and auditing security-related settings in the BIOS. read more

CrowdStrike Falcon provides continuous monitoring for firmware attacks
2019-05-03 02:40

CrowdStrike, a leader in cloud-delivered endpoint protection, announced CrowdStrike Falcon is breaking new ground in providing continuous monitoring that extends to the firmware level. Modern...

AdaCore enhances security-critical firmware with NVIDIA
2019-02-07 01:30

AdaCore, a trusted provider of software development and verification tools, today announced it is working with NVIDIA to implement Ada and SPARK programming languages for select security-critical...

Bug in widespread Wi-Fi chipset firmware can lead to zero-click code execution
2019-01-21 12:49

A vulnerability in the firmware of a Wi-Fi chipset that is widely used in laptops, streaming, gaming and a variety of “smart” devices can be exploited to compromise them without user interaction....