Google Security

APRIL 5, 2022

We encourage researchers to report firmware, system software, and hardware vulnerabilities. We’ll be talking about the architecture of a couple of our devices, hoping to give security researchers a head start in finding vulnerabilities. We intend to add training documentations and target areas that interest us as we grow the program.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 12, 2023

How to use this template: Comments intended to guide understanding and use of this template will be enclosed in brackets “[…]” and the ‘company’ will be listed as [eSecurity Planet] throughout the document. This policy will reflect a generic IT infrastructure and needs. Policy defines what MUST be done, not HOW it must be done.

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Kali Linux

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

To enable wireless support, we need to find: The kernel Wi-Fi modules that need to be in the initramfs (Depends on hardware) The Wi-Fi firmware files that need to be in the initramfs (Depends on hardware) The Wireless interface name (Kali defaults to: wlan0 ) Additional packages to increase functionally. bin firmware: brcm/brcmfmac*-sdio.*.txt

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 21, 2023

BOD 23-02 is titled Mitigating the Risk from Internet-Exposed Management Interfaces, and requires federal civilian agencies to remove specific networked management interfaces from the public-facing internet, or implement Zero Trust Architecture capabilities that enforce access control to the interface within 14 days of discovery.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

[Comments intended to guide understanding and use of this template will be enclosed in brackets “[…]” and the ‘company’ will be listed as [eSecurity Planet] throughout the document. The purpose of this section is to introduce the reader to the policy purpose and what to expect later in the document.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

CISA will be in charge of the project, which it detailed in the document “ Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) Operational Cybersecurity Alignment (FOCAL) Plan ,” announced this week. Keep software and firmware patched and updated. If so, you might want to check out how the U.S. Replace default passwords with strong passwords.

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Kali Linux

DECEMBER 4, 2023

If you need some help using Kali Linux in the cloud, be sure to check our documentation. If this is something you like the sound of, we have further reading on our documentation: Customizing a Kali Vagrant Vagrantfile Kali inside Vagrant (Guest VM) We also have our vagrant build-scripts public if you want to see how it is done.

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SC Magazine

MAY 12, 2021

Shifts to enable remote working amid the pandemic were done virtually overnight as companies rushed to respond to lockdowns and retrofit IT architectures. The PCs and printers include security features like self-healing firmware; virtualized, in-memory breach detection; and threat containment and cloud-based intelligence.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Application Guard , a protective sandbox for Edge and Microsoft Office that uses virtualization to isolate untrusted websites and office documents, limiting the damage they can cause. United Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI). Windows 11 comes ready to embrace the impressively-named Pluton TPM architecture.

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Firmware Technology Social Engineering Software 123

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Configurations, network diagrams, and security rules should be documented for future reference and auditing. Why It Matters Network segmentation is a powerful approach for mitigating potential threats and ensuring a safe, well-organized network architecture. Automate the process to ensure a quick and well-documented implementation.

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Firewall Network Security Backups Education 120

Google Security

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

To provide a secure foundation, we’re extending hardening and the use of memory-safe languages to low-level firmware (including in Trusty apps ). In this blog post, we'll show you how to gradually introduce Rust into your existing firmware , prioritizing new code and the most security-critical code. How widely used is the crate?

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Pen Test Partners

OCTOBER 9, 2023

There is no concrete method to follow as it will rely on contents of the decomposed design from Step 2, but typical examples might include the following: Intellectual property in the device firmware. Deploy malicious firmware. link] [link] Have a software/firmware update mechanism. Cryptographic keys on the device or pod.

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IoT Firmware Mobile Manufacturing 52

SecureList

APRIL 27, 2022

While we were unable to obtain the same results by analyzing the CERT-UA samples, we subsequently identified a different WhiteBlackCrypt sample matching the WhisperKill architecture and sharing similar code. The malware was more advanced than the samples identified earlier in the year that we documented in two of our private reports.

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Kali Linux

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Wireless firmware has been updated, and Magisk firmware flashing is now patched. Radxa Zero images created from the build-scripts should now have firmware to support the wireless card on newer models (1.51+). Pinebook Pro images have firmware to support the new wireless card on more recent models.

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Firmware Wireless Mobile Media 52

SecureList

OCTOBER 25, 2023

This archive is discreetly hosted on legitimate websites, cleverly disguised as firmware binaries for enigmatic devices labeled “m100” The Bitbucket repository was created on June 21, 2018, under the account of Julie Heilman, and it remains the sole repository associated with this profile. Record the microphone input.

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Malware DNS Encryption Cryptocurrency 121

Malwarebytes

AUGUST 18, 2021

In this article, I describe poorly-documented, or completely undocumented, features that could stop working as advertised or disappear completely without notice in future releases of macOS. Below the task level, the flag becomes architecture-specific, x86-64-only, morphing into a mitigation codenamed SEGCHK. Disclaimers.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 15, 2021

For example, because Windows default settings don’t always show the extension of a file, some malware authors name their files really_trustworthy.doc.exe, hoping that the user’s Windows settings cause it to hide the.exe part and have the user believe this is a document they can safely open. But there are other triggers.

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Kali Linux

MAY 29, 2023

More details about this new image can be found in our documentation, on the page Import Pre-Made Kali Hyper-V VM. Plus, we are now including additional firmware on all ARM images. kali9-amd64 NOTE: The output of uname -r may be different depending on the system architecture. The version of u-boot has been bumped.

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Kali Linux

MARCH 12, 2023

If you were not, we hope there is enough time for scripts, pipeline and documentation to be updated to one of the supported & recommended ways. If you are curious to know what make the Kali kernel different from the usual, we added a documentation page Kernel Configuration. What is in Kali Purple? X and linux 6.1.5

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Firmware Architecture Engineering Technology 52

Kali Linux

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Kali-Docs is now on Markdown and new home (/docs/) This may not be as flashy as the new theme, but the changes to the documentation we have done is just as significant. We have since moved all of our documentation into Markdown in a public Git repository. which is available immediately for download. Like magic! Starting in 2020.1,

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SecureList

JULY 19, 2023

Alternatively, to determine if an organization has been targeted by attempts to exploit this vulnerability, Microsoft has provided documentation for a script that checks all Outlook objects (tasks, email messages and calendar items) to see if the specific property is populated with a UNC path. URLs (#16) 5.199.162[.]132SCW 55test 213.32.252[.]221fwd

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McAfee

AUGUST 24, 2021

We will reference this study and talk about their findings where appropriate throughout this document, as we additionally explore our enhancements to this research and demonstrate a new attack that was previously called impossible. Lastly, the pump runs its own custom Real Time Operating System (RTOS) and firmware on a M32C microcontroller.

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Kali Linux

AUGUST 22, 2023

Internal Infrastructure With the release of Debian 12 which came out this summer, we took this opportunity to re-work, re-design, and re-architecture our infrastructure. Build-Logs - Output of our images/platform as well as packages being created on each supported architecture. The highlights of the changelog since the 2023.2

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The shared public key of asymmetric cryptology can encrypt documents, but decryption requires the use of a private key that is not intended to be shared. Stage 2: Key 2 used to decrypt the encrypted data from step 1 to create a new document (does not reproduce original document; it will not be readable in this form).

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Kali Linux

MAY 15, 2022

Features Boot snapshot Diff snapshots Browse snapshots Additional automatic snapshots For more information, here you have all the documentation for BTRFS Installation. Head over to our documentation site for a step-by-step guide on how to install Kali NetHunter on your TicWatch Pro 3 device. " VERSION_ID="2022.2"

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Wireless Firmware Architecture Media 52

eSecurity Planet

JULY 25, 2023

Firmware attacks: Attackers target vulnerabilities in the simplified software that runs computer hard drives, printers, medical devices, and other Internet of Things (IoT) or operational technology (OT) devices to gain unauthorized access, control the devices, or use them as a launching pad for other attacks.

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Software Data breaches DDOS Ransomware 98

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Policies typically will be written documents that detail the requirements that will be enforced, such as password complexity. Automate Updates: Local network routers, firewalls, and other equipment can be set to automatically download new updates so that the devices and the firmware do not become vulnerable.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Infrastructure Protection Defense against DDoS and DNS attacks starts with effective network security architecture. Vendor research specifically finds that: 1Password: Documents the meager control of software and personal device access: 92% of company policies require, but 59% enforce IT approval for software.

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Notice Bored

JANUARY 9, 2021

If you don't believe me, just ask to see your organisation's inventory containing pertinent details of every single IT device - the manufacturers, models, serial numbers, software and firmware revisions, latest test status, remediation/replacement plans and so on. We had all that back in 99. Oh wait, you have one?

Internet 52

Internet Internet Risk InfoSec 52

Kali Linux

DECEMBER 8, 2021

There is no extra documentation for this because the installation process is the same as VMWare on 64-bit and 32-bit Intel systems, just using the arm64 ISO. As a reminder, virtual machines on Apple Silicon are still limited to arm64 architecture only. Raspberry Pi images now include versioned Nexmon firmware.

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Social Engineering VPN Architecture Engineering 52

Kali Linux

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

We’re currently working through the documentation on how to create a package, making it easier for folks to get started and help out. We also noticed some packages failed to build on certain ARM architectures, which has now been fixed (allowing for more tools to be used on different platforms!). " VERSION_ID="2019.3"

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

See translation Will buy 0day/1day RCE in IoT Escrow See translation Hi, I want to buy IoT exploits with devices located in Korea Any architecture There are also offers to purchase and sell IoT malware on dark web forums, often packaged with infrastructure and supporting utilities.

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IoT DDOS Passwords Malware 104

Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

0x110000Retrieves the firmware table using the Windows information class SystemFirmwareTableInformation, iterates the table, and checks if any of its values are present in an embedded blocklist.Uses the Windows information class SystemVhdBootInformation and reads the structure member OsDiskIsVhd to verify if the disk is virtual.0x120000Checks

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Kali Linux

AUGUST 17, 2020

For more information, please see our documentation page on Win-KeX Automating HiDPI HiDPI displays are getting more and more common. however, nexmon isn’t working properly with it (as the new kernel requires firmware version => 7.45.202) for which no nexmon patch exists yet There is a new USBArmory Mk2 build script.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

A BusyBox flaw within the firmware of the chip used across the industry allowed an attacker to leverage the small but numerous resources of those internet connected cameras Mirai was used to take down one of the larger content delivery networks did. In some cases the artists simply don't have the resources to be updated.

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IoT Hacking Internet Internet 52

ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

A BusyBox flaw within the firmware of the chip used across the industry allowed an attacker to leverage the small but numerous resources of those internet connected cameras Mirai was used to take down one of the larger content delivery networks did. In some cases the artists simply don't have the resources to be updated.

IoT 52

IoT Hacking Internet Internet 52

eSecurity Planet

MAY 11, 2023

government and others, we are still no closer to seeing zero trust architecture widely adopted. I am very surprised that the cyber insurance industry has not required zero trust architecture already, but perhaps the $1.4 We’ll go over them briefly here but the details can be found on page 16 of the document.

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