Binarly, a security research company that deals with firmware threats, has disclosed in a recent blog post that the InsydeH2O "Hardware-2-Operating System" UEFI BIOS, a firmware used by several major ...

Firmware: the unprotected layer inside every computer. Two months ago, researchers at US security company AdvIntel discovered that one of the Internet’s most troublesome malware platforms, Trickbot, ...

Researchers have discovered 23 "high-impact vulnerabilities" affecting any vendors that adopted Independent BIOS Developers (IBV) code into their Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) firmware.

BEAVERTON, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface Forum (UEFI) today announced it has released the UEFI Specification, Version 2.8, which reflects many recent and useful ...

Lenovo has published a security advisory on vulnerabilities that impact its Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) loaded on at least 100 of its laptop models. A total of three security issues ...

To understand the transition from legacy BIOS to UEFI firmware, it’s best to begin with a review of a decades-old system—the 1983 IBM-compatible PC—and continue with a study of its successor ...

The glitch stems from a functionality intended to allow updates to the UEFI firmware. LAS VEGAS – Researchers said they found buffer overflow flaws in the firmware for ASRock and ASUS, potentially ...

Everything you need to know about ransomware: how it started, why it's booming, how to protect against it, and what to do if your PC is infected. Read now The implant is believed to be the work of ...

Why it matters: Security researchers have found that the same set of firmware vulnerabilities they discovered in Fujitsu Lifebook systems actually affect many more devices from multiple vendors. The ...

Yesterday, at the BlackHat Asia 2017 security conference, researchers from cyber-security firm Cylance disclosed two vulnerabilities in the firmware of Gigabyte BRIX small computing devices, which ...