Hiding in plane sight, firmware is the control plane between hardware and the operating system. Often supplied by a myriad of 3rd party technology providers, there is often little visibility and close to no accountability when it comes to firmware integrity and security. One more rapidly expanding threat vector to keep security professionals up at night. The thought leaders in this space often have offensive backgrounds like the team at Refirm Labs. The most effective path to a solid defense - start with the guys that wrote the offensive playbook....
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Firmware Moving to the Forefront of Cyber Threats
Its survey of 1,000 cyber-security decision makers at enterprises across multiple industries in the UK, US, Germany, Japan and China has revealed that 80% of firms have experienced at least one firmware attack in the past two years.