Tag: EFI

  • Remote wipe SAN and EFI computers with BCWipe Total WipeOut by Jetico

    Jetico, leading developer of approved DoD wipe software, announced the release of version 4 of BCWipe Total WipeOut to erase hard drive …

  • Experts in EFI Update Warning

    Security experts have warned that Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) updates often lack transparency, and fail to cover all hardware …

  • News in brief: Whole Foods holed; Facebook face lock; Mining malware

    Whole Foods Market suffers payment card breach The Whole Foods Market chain is investigating a payment card breach at locations with taprooms and full table-service restaurants. The company’s statement acknowledging the investigation is brief and leaves many questions unanswered: Read full news article on Naked Security  

  • Many Patched Macs Still Vulnerable Via EFI Issues

    Security researchers have warned that countless Mac users are at risk because key firmware on the machine hasn’t been receiving security updates. Duo Security analyzed 73,000 machines and found problems with the Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI), a pre-boot environment which has largely replaced BIOS. Read full news article on Infosecurity  

  • Millions of Macs open to EFI Firmware Hacks even if they are up-to-date

    A group of researchers with Duo Security demonstrated that millions of Up-to-Date Apple Macs are vulnerable to EFI Firmware attacks. In 2015, the security researcher Trammell Hudson demonstrated at the Chaos Computer Congress in Hamburg, how it is possible to infect Apple Mac PCs exploiting the Thunderbolt port. Read full news article on Security Affairs  

  • Flawed Apple Mac firmware updates may leave them vulnerable to attack

    A flaw in the way Apple Mac firmware is updated could leave users unprotected from targeted cyber attacks – even though they believe the correct updates have been applied. Researchers at Duo Labs analysed over 73,000 Mac systems and found that the Extensible Firmware Interface [EFI] in many popular Mac models are vulnerable to sophisticated…

  • Apple Mac fans told: Something smells EFI in your firmware

    Pre-boot software on Macs is often outdated, leaving Apple fans at a greater risk of malware attack as a result, according to new research. An analysis of 73,000 Apple Macs by Duo Security found that users are unknowingly exposed to sophisticated malware-based attacks because of outdated firmware. Read full news article on The Register  

  • Critical EFI Code in Millions of Macs Isn’t Getting Apple’s Updates

    cybersecurity expert will tell you, keeping your software up to date is the brushing and flossing of digital security. But even the most meticulous practitioners of digital hygiene generally focus on maintaining the updates of their computer’s operating system and applications, not its firmware. Read full news article on Webmonkey