Security researchers have warned for many years that failure to digitally sign and validate the low-level firmware found in computers can lead to damaging compromises that are very hard to detect and ...

RESEARCH TRIANGLE, N.C., November 20, 2024--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Lenovo TM announced the introduction of ThinkShield Firmware Assurance as part of its portfolio of enterprise-grade cybersecurity ...

UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) security has been a hot topic for the past few years, but, due to various limitations, very little UEFI-based malware has been found in the past. After ...

A computer is nothing without the components or parts inside of it. Many users are taking advantage of what these powerful machines offer, yet have no idea what components make them tick. Bear in mind ...

A new firmware bootkit discovered in the wild shows dramatic improvements over previous such tools, according to the Kaspersky researchers who uncovered it. Dubbed MoonBounce, this malicious implant ...

Researchers uncovered a stealthy UEFI rootkit that’s being used in highly targeted campaigns by a notorious Chinese cyberespionage group with suspected government ties. The group is known for using ...

Component based firmware is a design approach that breaks a system design into building blocks rather than designing is as a single, monolithic whole. The approach has been advancing upon embedded ...

More than two million IoT devices, possibly more, are using a vulnerable P2P firmware component that allows hackers to locate and take over impacted systems. Vulnerable devices include IP cameras, ...

Windows 10 security: 'So good, it can block zero-days without being patched' Systems running the Windows 10 Anniversary Update were shielded from two exploits even before Microsoft had issued patches ...