Collaborate Disseminate
All computers are vulnerable to attacks by viruses or black hats, but there are lots of steps that can be taken to reduce risk. At the extreme end of the spectrum is having an “air-gapped” computer that doesn’t connect to a network at all, but this isn’t a guarantee that …read more
GIGABYTE BRIX UEFI firmware for the GB-BSi7H-6500 and GB-BXi7-5775 platforms,versions vF6 and vF2 respectively,fails to properly set the BIOSWE,BLE,SMM_BWP,and PRx bits to enforce write protection. It also is not cryptographically signed. These issues may permit an attacker to write arbitrary code to the platform firmware,potentially allowing for persistent firmware level rootkits or the creation of a permanent denial of service condition in the platform. Continue reading VU#507496: GIGABYTE BRIX UEFI firmware fails to implement write protection and is not cryptographically signed