Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Other equipment became faulty several months before or after that date, requiring software or firmware patches to restore their function. It is also good for system administrators to make a mental note of the date October 24, 2021. Mitigation. Since the affected versions of GPSD are versions 3.20

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 25, 2021

It took him some trial and error, but the end result was the same: SYSTEM privileges for a process of your choice, allowing for a complete takeover. He concluded that vendors aren’t forcing proper access control against their downloadable firmware, so we should look forward to hearing similar stories about multiple hardware products.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 25, 2023

Some possible avenues of infection include exploiting weak or default administrative credentials on routers, and outdated, insecure firmware that has known, exploitable security vulnerabilities. md , and that they were a systems administrator for sscompany[.]net. WHO’S BEHIND SOCKSESCORT?

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 28, 2023

Automated patch management can help prevent security breaches by automatically identifying, downloading, testing, and delivering software and firmware updates to devices and applications through the use of specialized software tools. Software updates are critical for keeping a system’s integrity and security intact.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Update and patch operating systems, software, and firmware as soon as updates and patches are released. Audit user accounts with administrative privileges and configure access controls with least privilege in mind, and use multifactor authentication. CISA strongly recommends updating all software as soon as possible.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 21, 2022

Ensure inactive accounts are disabled uniformly across the Active Directory, MFA systems etc. Update software, including operating systems, applications, and firmware on IT network assets in a timely manner. System administrators can schedule scans to spot unauthorized system modifications or unwanted additional SSH accesses.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

With this unique identity in place, IT system administrators can track each device throughout its lifecycle, communicate securely with it, and prevent it from executing harmful processes. If a device exhibits unexpected behavior, administrators can simply revoke its privileges. Related posts.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 18, 2021

The equivalent of NO_SMT can be forced on system-wide at the firmware level, by setting NVRAM variable SMTDisable to %01 , as described in Apple support article HT210108. Unlike NO_SMT , SEGCHK / TECS has no firmware-level equivalent, nor can it be disabled after boot. Why you probably shouldn’t use NO_SMT.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Attackers target certain administrative API functions on these devices using specially crafted input. The fix: ASUS released firmware updates to address the vulnerabilities. The fix: Cisco has provided interim measures to mitigate the vulnerability.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Vulnerabilities can be found in various parts of a system, from low-level device firmware to the operating system, all the way through to software applications running on the device,” said Jeremy Linden, senior director of product management at Asimily.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2022

This cloud-centric model offers administrators granular network management opportunities while leveraging the bandwidth and reducing the cost of service delivery. Promptly Patching Systems. For this reason, software and firmware providers often release updates and patches to thwart hackers’ attempts.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

In both cases, we described new UEFI firmware bootkits that managed to propagate malicious components from the deepest layers of the machine up to Windows’ user-land. In line with our predictions, we released two blog posts in 2022 introducing sophisticated low-level bootkits. The next WannaCry.

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