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Security Podcasting, Hacking Stories, and The State of Firmware Security with Paul Asadoorian

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Paul Asadoorian, OG security podcaster and host of the popular Paul’s Security Weekly podcast, joins us in this episode to talk about his career as one of the original security podcasters. Paul’s ...
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‘CosmicStrand’ Highlights Ongoing Firmware Risks

| | APT (Advanced Persistent Threats), CosmicStrand, firmware, firmware attacks, firmware security
You’re not imagining things; new firmware threats are appearing more often. The most recent is CosmicStrand, which exploits the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) to avoid detection. The new UEFI rootkit, detailed ...
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HP Patches High-Risk Vulnerability in Business Printers

HP Patches High-Risk Vulnerability in Business Printers

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HP released security firmware updates this week for dozens of printers, including enterprise models, to fix a high-risk vulnerability that could allow attackers to compromise the devices. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2017-2750, ...