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 ...

Software based on the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) standard makes up the firmware of most modern desktop computers and servers. This software is largely invisible to users, critical to ...

RESEARCH TRIANGLE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, LenovoTM announced the introduction of ThinkShield Firmware Assurance as part of its portfolio of enterprise-grade cybersecurity solutions.

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 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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Researchers have discovered multiple instances of unsigned firmware in computer peripherals that can be used by malicious actors to attack laptops and servers running Windows and Linux. The Eclypsium ...