Security researchers have demonstrated a method to decrypt proprietary firmware images embedded in D-Link routers. Firmware is the piece of code that powers low-level functions on hardware devices. It ...

The first large-scale analysis of a fundamental type of software known as firmware has revealed poor security practices that could present opportunities for hackers probing the “Internet of Things.” ...

Flaws in SSD hardware encryption have been uncovered by researchers in the Netherlands. The study from Radboud University has exposed serious weak spots in hardware encryption, potentially leaving ...

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Firmware updates won’t address the problem, so admins need to take other action. Self-encrypting solid-state storage drives from Samsung and Crucial are open to tampering that would allow an attacker ...

For OEMs, Vadzo Imaging provides a structured path to develop compliance-ready camera platforms without pulling core teams into complex regulatory workflows. Early integration of secure boot, ...

Reacting to a recently discovered security hole in hardware-based encryption in solid state drives, Microsoft recommends that if you’re using BitLocker to protect a solid-state drive, you switch from ...

"It's a cat-and-mouse game," said Steve Jobs. "We try to stay ahead. People will try to break in, and itâ??s our job to stop them breaking in." The cat has caught the mouse, for now. In a serious ...

On average, it takes businesses 287 days to find and contain a data breach, giving attackers over nine months to access and steal any records they want from the database. However, encrypting those ...