IBM Power9 Self Boot Engine (SBE) Data Forgery Issue Vulnerability

The IBM Power9 Self Boot Engine is a chip from the American company IBM. A security vulnerability exists in the IBM Power9 Self Boot Engine SBE that could allow a user with appropriate privileges to inject malicious code and compromise the integrity of the host firmware through the host firmware...

Force firmware code to be measured and attested by Secure Launch on Windows 10

You cannot build something great on a weak foundation – and security is no exception. Windows is filled with important security features like Hypervisor-protected code integrity HVCI and Windows Defender Credential Guard that protect users from advanced hardware and firmware attacks. For these...

Unspecified Vulnerability in Schneider Electric Easergy T300 (CNVD-2021-21473)

The Schneider Electric Easergy T300 is a remote terminal unit for the power industry from Schneider Electric, France. A security vulnerability in the Schneider Electric Easergy T300 using firmware version 1.5.2 and earlier, which stems from the program not checking the integrity of the code when ...

PHOENIX CONTACT mGuard Unauthorized Modification Vulnerability

Phoenix Contact mGuard is a security device from Phoenix Contact that protects systems from unauthorized access and installation. An unauthorized modification vulnerability exists in the PHOENIX CONTACT mGuard. The mGuard device relies on an internal verification of the integrity of the update...

Hackers Could Easily Take Remote Control of Your Segway Hoverboards

If you are hoverboard rider, you should be concerned about yourself. Thomas Kilbride, a security researcher from security firm IOActive, have discovered several critical vulnerabilities in Segway Ninebot miniPRO that could be exploited by hackers to remotely take "full control" over the hoverboar...

NIST Offers Guidelines for Securing BIOS

As security defenses have advanced and become more adaptive in the last decade, malware authors and attackers have had to respond, looking for new ways to get their malicious software onto PCs or exploit previously unknown vulnerabilities. One target is the system BIOS, the low-level instruction...