Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2022

In fact, Ericsson Network Manager is an Operations support system (‘OSS’ according to network jargon) , which allows the management of all the devices interconnected to it, ensuring the management of configurations, firmware updates and all automation and maintenance operations of an advanced mobile radio network.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 9, 2021

. “The issue is that smaller, faster, cheaper is not very compatible with secure,” said Keith Gremban, program manager within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, in an interview with SC Media. And how do you vet those firmware updates? chapter of AFCEA.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 6, 2022

To address this threat, organizations of all sizes while conducting a risk assessment need to take into account the vulnerabilities of all third-party software or firmware. Now, rapid advancements in social engineering and easy-to-use deep fake technology are enabling attackers to trick more users into falling for their schemes.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 15, 2023

On June 11, Fortinet released a half-dozen security updates for its FortiOS firmware, including a weakness that researchers said allows an attacker to run malware on virtually any Fortinet SSL VPN appliance. “This is reachable pre-authentication, on every SSL VPN appliance,” French vulnerability researcher Charles Fol tweeted.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2022

“The APT actors’ tools have a modular architecture and enable cyber actors to conduct highly automated exploits against targeted devices. . “The APT actors’ tools have a modular architecture and enable cyber actors to conduct highly automated exploits against targeted devices.

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Passwords Architecture Backups Cyber Attacks 116

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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Firmware Wireless Passwords VPN 52

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

This complexity includes: Validating attestation chains of trust; Implementing source code targeted to a specific confidential computing architecture; Instantiating and enforcing policy controls around enclave deployment and use; and, Key lifecycle management. However, this unfortunately adds to your operational complexity equation.

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Architecture Encryption Technology Firmware 62

Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 5, 2021

United Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI). UEFI is a specification for the firmware that controls the first stages of booting up a computer, before the operating system is loaded. (It’s Windows 11 comes ready to embrace the impressively-named Pluton TPM architecture.

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SecureList

JULY 6, 2022

As a rule, this means that the source code of the device’s firmware is unavailable and all the researcher can use is the user manual and a few threads on some user forum discussing the device’s operation. The vulnerability assessment of IoT/IIoT devices is based on analyzing their firmware.

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Firmware IoT Architecture Manufacturing 90

Kali Linux

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Wireless firmware has been updated, and Magisk firmware flashing is now patched. rizin-cutter - reverse engineering platform powered by rizin This is new tools, there are numerous updates to existing tools. Pinebook Pro images have firmware to support the new wireless card on more recent models.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Such hackers don’t bother with social engineering or complex scenarios that only give a low success rate. It can even attack the chip’s firmware and provide root access on the device, which gives more privileges and capabilities than the user. They already have backdoors. It exposes valuable data to be used by applications.

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Penetration Testing Social Engineering Software Wireless 132

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

There is no need for social engineering , as the program can implant backdoors directly without forced consent. It can even access the chip’s firmware to gain root access on the device, a significant privilege escalation. Zero-click attacks remove this hurdle.

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Spyware Software Government Social Engineering 123

Malwarebytes

AUGUST 18, 2021

This is not uncommon on, say, Windows: There are entire websites dedicated to large scale, long term, differential reverse engineering, that tell you what new functions appeared in what version of Windows, how their relationship with other functions has changed, how internal data structures have evolved etc. The task flag is TF_TECS.

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Firmware Architecture Risk Engineering 144

SecureList

JUNE 20, 2023

The findings of the study reveal a number of serious security issues, including the use of hard-coded credentials, and an insecure firmware update process. Then, more specifically, we analyzed the mobile application itself using static reverse engineering of the different use cases.

Firmware 87

Firmware Passwords Manufacturing Mobile 87

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 26, 2022

New BotenaGo samples were found with very low AV detection (3/60 engines). The Mirai botnet targets mostly routers and IoT devices, and it supports different architectures including Linux x64, different ARM versions, MIPS, PowerPC, and more. Install security and firmware upgrades from vendors, as soon as possible. Background.

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Malware IoT Authentication Antivirus 81

Kali Linux

DECEMBER 8, 2021

As a reminder, virtual machines on Apple Silicon are still limited to arm64 architecture only. From Kali’s side, the new window theme for KDE is now based on the source code of the breeze theme instead of using the Aurorae theme engine. Raspberry Pi images now include versioned Nexmon firmware.

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Social Engineering VPN Architecture Engineering 52

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Controllers are configured and programmed using engineering software – EcoStruxure™ Control Expert (Unity Pro), EcoStruxure™ Process Expert, etc. UMAS is based on a client-server architecture. UMAS also inherits the Modbus client-server architecture. In firmware versions prior to 2.7 Network communication.

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Firmware Passwords Authentication Engineering 83

Kali Linux

MARCH 12, 2023

In Debian 12 , they have included a non-free-firmware component. kali5-amd64 NOTE: The output of uname -r may be different depending on the system architecture. Kali Purple is starting out as a Proof of Concept, evolving into a framework, then a platform (just like how Kali is today). What is in Kali Purple? X and linux 6.1.5

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

but in writing it, it inadvertently, or maybe overtly I don't remember captured reverse engineering software that has some protection mechanism in it, and without getting into the details. So how do you go about reverse engineering those micro controllers. 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

but in writing it, it inadvertently, or maybe overtly I don't remember captured reverse engineering software that has some protection mechanism in it, and without getting into the details. So how do you go about reverse engineering those micro controllers. In some cases the artists simply don't have the resources to be updated.

IoT 52

IoT Hacking Internet Internet 52

Google Security

MARCH 12, 2021

Posted by Stephen Röttger and Artur Janc, Information Security Engineers Three years ago, Spectre changed the way we think about security boundaries on the web. We've confirmed that this proof-of-concept, or its variants, function across a variety of operating systems, processor architectures, and hardware generations.

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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

Kali Linux

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Kali NetHunter Updates BusyBox, one of the core engines of Kali NetHunter, has received a well deserved upgrade to version “1.32.0-nethunter” We have also added support for the Raspberry Pi 400’s wireless card, however it is very important to note that this is not a nexmon firmware, as nexmon does not currently support it.

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Wireless Firmware DNS Architecture 52

ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

WIENS: Yeah, so So Vector 35 grew out of a number of folks that were playing CTFs that were doing vulnerability research doing reverse engineering for government contracting purposes and then thought like, you know what, it'd be nice to see sunshine, have a window at her office, get outside, do more Hilton commercial. I think we can.

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Engineering Hacking Wireless Marketing 40

Kali Linux

MAY 31, 2021

This is due to bluez , bluez-firmware , and pi-bluetooth packages forked and patched Raspberry Pi kernel updated to 5.4.83 kali7-amd64 NOTE: The output of uname -r may be different depending on the system architecture. We can do a quick check by doing: ┌──(kali㉿kali)-[~] └─$ grep VERSION /etc/os-release VERSION="2021.2"

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Engineering Firmware Architecture Backups 52

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Why It Matters Network segmentation is a powerful approach for mitigating potential threats and ensuring a safe, well-organized network architecture. Automate Patches and Updates Ensure strong network security by automating regular updates of firewall firmware and installing security patches as soon as they become available.

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Firewall Network Security Backups Education 119

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 20, 2021

Even fewer (19%) told Proofpoint that they had updated their Wi-Fi router’s firmware. These are foundational principles to design next generation security architectures. Ashvin Kamaraju | Vice President of Engineering, Strategy & Innovation. According to the U.S. Encryption. Encryption Key Management. Data security.

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Mobile Architecture Data breaches Authentication 71

LRQA Nettitude Labs

AUGUST 30, 2023

While AMD has historically enjoyed relative respite from side-channel attack publications, this past disparity was largely due to Intel’s processors being a more attractive research target, with a greater depth of information available around engineering features (e.g. red unlock) and internals (e.g.

Firmware 52

Firmware Architecture Accountability Backups 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. In December we were made aware of a UEFI firmware-level compromise through logs from our firmware scanning technology.

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Malware Firmware Government Phishing 131

McAfee

AUGUST 24, 2021

Lastly, the pump runs its own custom Real Time Operating System (RTOS) and firmware on a M32C microcontroller. An architecture diagram below helps demonstrates the system layout and design when a pump is present in the docking station. Figure 2: System Architecture. Braun and would have to be reverse engineered.

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Computers and Electronics Authentication Software Risk 145

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

Architecture 52

Architecture Firmware Firewall Software 52

eSecurity Planet

JULY 25, 2023

Social engineering attacks: These involve manipulating individuals to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information or systems. Architecture model: A diagram or description of the network and system architecture used to understand possible attack surfaces. Examples include baiting, pretexting, and impersonation.

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Software Data breaches DDOS Ransomware 96

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

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. Redundancy: Resilient architecture design and tools play a large role in preventing network disruptions.

Firewall 107

Firewall Network Security Penetration Testing Encryption 107

Malwarebytes

JULY 13, 2022

This allows the malware to run on different combinations of operating systems and architectures. In attack methods, ransomware authors—while still favoring good old-fashioned social engineering—have started backing away from phishing emails and leaning toward exploiting server, software, and operating system vulnerabilities instead.

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Ransomware Manufacturing Government Computers and Electronics 111

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Phishing and social engineering are common ways threat actors can obtain a symmetric key, but cryptanalysis and brute force attempts can also break symmetric key ciphers. Still, research remains in early stages, so initial standards remain in draft form and a full mitigation architecture for federal agencies isn’t expected until the 2030s.

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Encryption Authentication Passwords Password Management 109

eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2022

Built-in edge security, including encryption , URL filtering, and malware protection Cloud-agnostic branch connectivity, SaaS optimization, and IaaS integrations Application aware enterprise NGFW, Snort IPS, and malware sandboxing Microsegmentation and identity-based policy management Self-healing firmware to prevent exploitation of vulnerabilities.

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Firewall Architecture Encryption Network Security 119

The Security Ledger

APRIL 11, 2019

In this Spotlight Podcast, sponsored by Trusted Computing Group, I speak with Dennis Mattoon, a Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research and the Chairman of the Trusted Computing Group's DICE Architectures Working Group* about how strong device identities for IoT endpoints can stop. Read the whole entry. »

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