Tag: Firmware
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Google Revealed Kernel Address Sanitizer To Harden Android Firmware And Beyond
Android devices are popular among hackers due to the platform’s extensive acceptance and open-source nature. However, it has a big attack …
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Firmware Monitoring is Just a Snapshot Away
What makes firmware so different from software or hardware? The main difference is that firmware is not a file in the same sense as …
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Learning About Firmware Security – Xeno Kovah – PSW #811
Firmware security is a deeply technical topic that’s hard to get started in. In this episode of Below the Surface, Xeno will discuss some …
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Platform Firmware Security – Maggie Jauregui – ASW Vault
Firmware security is complex and continues to be an industry challenge. In this podcast we’ll talk about the reasons firmware security …
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Running Malware Below the OS – The State of UEFI Firmware Exploitation
By Adam Paulina, Threat Researcher Intern Usually when we think of malware infections, we think of malicious programs running on top of the …
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OCP Launches SAFE to Standardize Firmware Audits
Under the Security Appraisal Framework and Enablement (SAFE) program, device manufacturers would be able to work with approved auditors to …
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Reverse Engineering BMCs and Other Firmware – Vladyslav Babkin – BTS #15
Vlad is part of the Eclypsium research team and has discovered several flaws in BMC ecosystems. He comes on the show to talk about his …
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People’s Republic of China-Linked Cyber Actors Hide in Router Firmware
Executive Summary The United States National Security Agency (NSA), the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the …
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Supermicro’s BMC Firmware Found Vulnerable to Multiple Critical Vulnerabilities
Multiple security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) firmware for Supermicro …
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NSA Raises Alarm Over Chinese Hackers Hiding In Modified Cisco Router Firmware
BlackTech actors are able to pivot from the trusted internal routers to other subsidiaries of the companies and the headquarters’ …
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BlackTech APT Hackers Break into Cisco Firmware to Attack the US and Japan
Since 2010, a group of hackers known as BlackTech APT has been engaging in malicious activities. The targets of their attacks encompass a …
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Firmware vulnerabilities in millions of computers could give hackers superuser status
Two years ago, ransomware crooks breached hardware-maker Gigabyte and dumped more than 112 gigabytes of data that included information from …
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