by ahsanquadri | Jun 26, 2023 | FIRMly Secure, Tech Blog
Thomas McCarthy Product Marketing The cybersecurity world has placed a good deal of attention on malware such as the Black Lotus bootkit, and the Android-based bank credential-stealing malware Xenomorph. As these large threats loom, we are reminded about one of the...
by ahsanquadri | Jun 16, 2023 | FIRMly Secure, Tech Blog
Brian Wheeler Technical Marketing “Firmware presents a large and ever-expanding attack surface,” says the U.S. government in a joint report from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Commerce. This 2022 report, a response to the Cybersecurity...
by Jasper Liang | Apr 16, 2023 | AMI in the News, Press Release, Tech Blog
Brian Wheeler Technical Marketing Engineer Continued innovation and evolution in computing technology have driven an increase in planned obsolescence and cost to Hyperscalers and Enterprise customers. Large investments in compute infrastructure cause vendor lock-in to...
by Jasper Liang | Apr 10, 2023 | FIRMly Secure, Press Release, Tech Blog
Thomas McCarthy Product Marketing In a February 2022 supply chain security report issued by the Department of Homeland Security, platform firmware was referred to as, “one of the stealthiest methods in which an attacker can compromise devices at scale.” The reason is...
by Thomas McCarthy | Feb 1, 2023 | FIRMly Secure, Tech Blog
Thomas McCarthy Product Marketing Once thought of as just a theoretical possibility, Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) exploits are becoming more common – and their threat is ever increasing. The UEFI specification introduced features to create a...
by | Oct 4, 2022 | FIRMly Secure, Tech Blog
Tom McCarthy Product Marketing The Need for Firmware Security Firmware security is critical to protecting our computer systems and other sensitive information. Unfortunately, hackers have increasingly targeted firmware to gain access to these systems. The US...
by | Jun 22, 2022 | FIRMly Secure, Tech Blog
To help organizations effectively manage 5G-related cybersecurity risks, the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) launched the 5G Cybersecurity project. AMI along with our fellow collaborators...
by | Jun 6, 2022 | FIRMly Secure, Tech Blog
Brian Mullen Senior Manager, Global Security Software Group As supply chains become increasingly complex, so too does the potential for firmware-related attacks. Firmware is the software that controls a device’s hardware. It’s embedded in everything from...
by | Apr 18, 2022 | FIRMly Secure, Tech Blog
Zachary Bobroff Director, AMI Product Office During a meeting on cybersecurity at the US White House last January, officials from Amazon, Microsoft, Google and other major tech companies called for increased investment in open-source security. This meeting took place...