A boot sequence describes the initial set of operations performed by a device at the start of the boot process. During this stage, available resources reside in some form of local, nonvolatile storage ...

In an environment of growing threats, meeting a fundamental set of security goals is imperative for safeguarding devices and data from attack. The most robust means of meeting these goals is a root of ...

A supply chain failure that compromises Secure Boot protections on computing devices from across the device-making industry extends to a much larger number of models than previously known, including ...

For the past seven months—and likely longer—an industry-wide standard that protects Windows devices from firmware infections could be bypassed using a simple technique. On Tuesday, Microsoft finally ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. and GUANGZHOU, China, April 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GOWIN Semiconductor announced their SecureFPGA devices in 2019 which enable hardware PUF (Physically Unclonable Functionality) ...

This file type includes high-resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. Eustace Asanghanwa, Strategic Marketing Manager, Microchip Technology Inc. Secure boot is a critical component of any ...

Reports have surfaced claiming that cryptographic boot ROM keys for the PlayStation 5 have been discovered, marking a potentially important moment in the ongoing effort to analyze and bypass the ...

A new vulnerability called “Thrangrycat” allows an attacker to defeat the secure boot process and invalidate Cisco’s chain of trust at its root. Cisco has become the latest victim of security hubris.

Operating system maintainers, computer manufacturers, security and virtualization software vendors have worked together over the past few months to coordinate a unified response to a vulnerability ...

A flaw in the Secure Boot trusted hardware root-of-trust affects enterprise, military and government network gear, including routers, switches and firewalls. Cisco has issued a handful of firmware ...

Freeing the way for independent Linux distributions to be installed on Windows 8 computers, the Linux Foundation has released software that will allow Linux to work with computers running the UEFI ...