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New Windows/Linux Firmware Attack

Schneier on Security

“Once arbitrary code execution is achieved during the DXE phase, it’s game over for platform security,” researchers from Binarly, the security firm that discovered the vulnerabilities, wrote in a whitepaper.

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Thousands of Hikvision video cameras remain unpatched and vulnerable to takeover

Malwarebytes

However, according to a whitepaper published by CYFIRMA , tens of thousands of systems used by 2,300 organizations across 100 countries have still not applied the security update, and are therefore vulnerable to exploitation. The flaw is tracked as CVE-2021-36260 and was addressed by Hikvision via a firmware update in September 2021.

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ETERNALSILENCE – 270K+ devices vulnerable to UPnProxy Botnet build using NSA hacking tools

Security Affairs

In early 2013, researchers at Rapid7 published an interesting whitepaper entitled “Security Flaws in Universal Plug and Play” that evaluated the global exposure of UPnP-enabled network devices. Experts recommend users to install routers update and patched firmware to mitigate the threat.

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Too much UPnP-enabled connected devices still vulnerable to cyber attacks

Security Affairs

In early 2013, researchers at Rapid7 published an interesting whitepaper entitled “Security Flaws in Universal Plug and Play” that evaluated the global exposure of UPnP-enabled network devices. ” Experts suggest disabling the UPnP feature if possible to prevent abuses and are uring users of running firmware up to date.

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Hundreds of thousands of routers exposed to Eternal Silence campaign via UPnP?

Security Affairs

In early 2013, researchers at Rapid7 published an interesting whitepaper entitled “Security Flaws in Universal Plug and Play” that evaluated the global exposure of UPnP-enabled network devices. Experts recommend users installing routers update and patched firmware to mitigate the threat.

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How to ensure security and trust in connected cars

CyberSecurity Insiders

This includes securing the firmware and software applications of the car using public key infrastructure (PKI) among other tools, key management services and identity issuance. Find out more about vehicle connectivity and cybersecurity in this automotive whitepaper.

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Private AI For All: Our End-To-End Approach to AI Privacy on Android

Google Security

This ensures anyone can rebuild the trusted firmware base and verify that the resulting binaries match what is remotely attested as running in production and published in public transparency logs. Keep a lookout for more information about our end-to-end approach to AI privacy in an upcoming whitepaper.