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 system (OS) kernel to gain control. But, as OS security has advanced, it’s become more difficult to compromise an OS with any kind of persistent kernel rootkit. As a result, hackers (and researchers) have moved below the OS level and are now targeting firmware – most notably the … Continue reading The importance of hardening firmware security