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MY TAKE: Why locking down ‘firmware’ has now become the next big cybersecurity challenge

The Last Watchdog

Locking down firmware. Starks Federal Communications Commission member Geoffrey Starks recently alluded to the possibility that China may have secretly coded the firmware in Huawei’s equipment to support cyber espionage and cyber infrastructure attacks. telecoms by Chinese tech giant Huawei.

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From Sensors to Servers: End-to-End Security for IoT in Critical Utility Networks

SecureWorld News

The journey from sensors in the field to servers in the control room is a cybersecurity tightrope journey. Strong authentication: Each device, no matter how small, should have strong, unique authentication measures to prevent unauthorized access. A single mistake can pose a significant risk to infrastructure and to the public.

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Unsigned Firmware running on peripherals could expose Windows, Linux systems to hack

Security Affairs

Peripheral devices with unsigned firmware can expose Windows and Linux machines to hack, warn experts from firmware security firm Eclypsium. An attacker could exploit the lack of checks to execute malicious firmware and perform malicious actions on both Windows and Linux systems, such as the installation of persistent backdoors.

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Exploited Vulnerability Targets Arcadyan Firmware Routers

Heimadal Security

A new vulnerability in home routers that run Arcadyan firmware wreaks havoc in the world of cybersecurity, being actively taken advantage of by threat actors. This exploited vulnerability is now classified as CVE-2021-20090 and the danger is that hackers can use this to skip the authentication procedure.

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BootKitty Linux UEFI bootkit spotted exploiting LogoFAIL flaws

Security Affairs

The ‘Bootkitty’ Linux UEFI bootkit exploits the LogoFAIL flaws (CVE-2023-40238) to target systems using vulnerable firmware. Cybersecurity researchers from ESET recently discovered the first UEFI bootkit designed to target Linux systems, called by its authors Bootkitty.

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SoloKeys Solo V2 is an easy and quick way to improve your personal cybersecurity

Tech Republic Security

The security key is built on open source hardware and firmware, making it a universal factor authentication device instead of a two-factor authentication device.

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Intel addresses High-Severity flaws in NUC Firmware and other tools

Security Affairs

Intel released security updates to address high-severity vulnerabilities in NUC firmware, the Processor Identification Utility, and the Computing Improvement Program. Intel Patch Tuesday for August 2019 addressed high-severity vulnerabilities in NUC firmware, Processor Identification Utility, and Computing Improvement Program.

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