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Healthcare organizations implementing zero trust to tackle cyberattacks

May 4, 2021

It is widely known that the healthcare industry is a primary target for cyberattack, with increasingly sophisticated and highly-motivated adversaries seeking to exploit both …

Dnsmasq vulnerabilities open networking devices, Linux distros to DNS cache poisoning

January 19, 2021

Seven vulnerabilities affecting Dnsmasq, a caching DNS and DHCP server used in a variety of networking devices and Linux distributions, could be leveraged to mount DNS cache …

HP expands its Bug Bounty Program to focus on office-class print cartridge security vulnerabilities

October 2, 2020

HP has expanded its Bug Bounty Program to focus specifically on office-class print cartridge security vulnerabilities. The program underscores HP’s commitment to delivering …

Hardware security: Emerging attacks and protection mechanisms

September 28, 2020

Maggie Jauregui’s introduction to hardware security is a fun story: she figured out how to spark, smoke, and permanently disable GFCI (Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter – …

BadPower: Fast chargers can be modified to damage mobile devices

July 20, 2020

If you needed another reason not to use a charger made available at a coffeeshop or airport or by an acquaintance, here it is: maliciously modified fast chargers may damage …

Three firmware blind spots impacting security

April 27, 2020

Built into virtually every hardware device, firmware is lower-level software that is programmed to ensure that hardware functions properly. As software security has been …

Honware: IoT honeypot for detecting zero-day exploits

February 6, 2020

Two researchers have created a solution that could help security researchers and IoT manufacturers with detecting zero-day exploits targeting internet-connected devices more …

Touch panels deployed in critical infrastructure vulnerable to remote attacks

February 5, 2020

Manufacturing facilities and processing centers using AutomationDirect C-more Touch Panels are advised to upgrade their firmware ASAP, as older versions contain a high-risk …

Make your own security key with Google’s OpenSK

January 31, 2020

Google has open-sourced OpenSK, firmware that, combined with an affordable chip dongle, allows you to make your own security key to use for authentication purposes. About …

Cable Haunt: Unknown millions of Broadcom-based cable modems open to hijacking

January 13, 2020

A vulnerability (CVE-2019-19494) in Broadcom‘s cable modem firmware can open unknown millions of broadband modems by various manufacturers to attackers, a group of …

Intel releases updates to plug TPM-FAIL flaws, foil ZombieLoad v2 attacks

November 13, 2019

Intel’s Patch Tuesday releases are rarely so salient as those pushed out this month: the semiconductor chip manufacturer has patched a slew of high-profile …

Microsoft debuts hardware-rooted security for foiling firmware attacks

October 22, 2019

Microsoft partnered with mainstream chip and computer makers to deliver hardware protection of firmware right out of the box: the so-called Secured-core PCs are aimed at …