From Silicon to Boot Code: Extending Automated Program Repair to Firmware-Layer Security Workarounds

Automated program repair APR research has been constrained to design time. Current techniques localize and fix bugs in RTL or HLS designs before a chip reaches production. Once a hardware vulnerability surfaces post-silicon, the patch must be manually generated: existing automation addresses patc...

Microsoft and partners design new device security requirements to protect against targeted firmware attacks

Recent developments in security research and real-world attacks demonstrate that as more protections are proactively built into the OS and in connected services, attackers are looking for other avenues of exploitation with firmware emerging as a top target. In the last three years alone, NIST’s...