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Malicious firmware flashing

2008-05-28 07:46:19 by Editor in Adventures in Security
 
Protecting firmware is not high on security to-do lists. It's the forgotten, and seldom exploited, weak link in many enterprise security programs. However, what is the actual risk associated with firmware exploits? Which exploits will attackers actually find financially appealing? What are the simple steps for protecting against Internet-based...
 
Tags: firmware, firmware exploits, exploits, security to-do lists, enterprise security programs, actual risk, weak link, simple steps, attacks
 
 
 
 
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Intro to DD-WRT Firmware: Mod your wireless router to do more

2008-09-13 13:31:07 by Editor in Irongeek's Security Site
 
...firmware available for many Linksys, NetGear, Belkin, D-Link, Fon, Dell, Asus and other vendorâs wireless routers. DD-WRT is far more feature rich than the stock firmware that comes with most routers. This video covers the basics of installing and configuring DD-WRT Two side notes: My Nmap class will be held at Ivy Tech in Sellersburg...
 
Tags: dd-wrt, vendors wireless routers, wireless router, routers, video covers, video, linux firmware, intro, stock firmware
 
 
 
 
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Whats a Phlash?

2008-05-20 19:49:00 by Doug Woodall in The Spyware Biz Blog
 
...firmware is susceptible to a remote PDOS attack which he calls phlashing this week at the EUSecWest security conference in London. Hell also unveil a fuzzing tool he developed that can be used to launch such an attack as well as to detect PDOS vulnerabilities in firmware systems The danger with embedded devices is that they are often...
 
Tags: attack sabotages hardware, attack, remote pdos attack, detect pdos vulnerabilities, vulnerabilities, remote management interface, remote firmware, firmware systems, systems firmware
 
 
 
 
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Zune Swoon 2.0

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2008-09-08 16:39:20 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...firmware, software allows Wi-Fi music purchases, FM tagging: Microsoft confirmed the 16-Sept-2008 release of new Zune firmware and players, allowing users of old and new devices alike to purchase music over Wi-Fi from the Zune Marketplace. The new firmware also sports FM tagging that uses information that some broadcasters will embed in their...
 
Tags: public radio stations, stations, radio stations promote, radio, radio unnecessary, radio receiver, internet radio, radio stations, wi-fi music purchases
 
 
 
 
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BT Encourages Businesses to Open Up Wi-Fi for OpenZone Expansion

2008-04-22 13:51:44 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
 
...firmware to allow public hotspot service: This is a very, very interesting move on the part of the UK's giant telecom provider. The company will upgrade the firmware for its BT Business Total Broadband customers, which number 170,000. By flipping a switch, the business's modem will create an outpost of BT OpenZone, using a separate SSID, and...
 
Tags: business, business customers receive, openzone, business plan assures, hotspot service, public hotspot service, openzone subscription, network, critique fon
 
 
 
 
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Your Router Crashing? Could Be XP SP3

2008-06-08 02:49:38 by Dave Lewis in Liquidmatrix Security Digest
 
...firmware upgrades that solve the problem Although Windows XP SP3 has been available for manual download from Microsoft since May 6, it has just hit Windows Update as an automatic upgrade, which will cause unexpected problems for owners of unpatched Billion BiPAC 5200 routers, and possibly other brands or models of router The affected BiPAC...
 
Tags: bipac 5200-series routers, bipac, sp3, windows, routers, hit windows, billion bipac, article link, article
 
 
 
 
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Eye-Fi Adds Upgrade Track at Yearly Fee

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2008-09-22 22:07:12 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...firmware upgrade that converted their card into a Share model; they'll now be able upgrade to the full featureset. This is something I thought the company was offering at launch months ago, and I speculated it would be easy to add Eye-Fi also added two new photo sharing services: Apple's MobileMe and AdoramaPix. I cannot think of any other...
 
Tags: eye-fi, upgrade, eye-fi explore, explore, direct mobileme uploads, share service, mobileme, share, transfers
 
 
 
 
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ConSentry plugs into directories for NAC

2008-01-29 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b40550 in Network World on Security
 
Secure networking developer ConSentry Networks has introduced what it calls its Intelligent Switch architecture - in essence, a firmware upgrade which adds application and role-based control within the network
 
Tags: developer consentry networks, intelligent switch architecture, firmware upgrade, network, calls, application, secure, essence, control
 
 
 
 
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Apple issues laptop keyboard patch

2008-02-20 00:00:00 by HASH0x8473a78 in Network World on Security
 
Apple has introduced its latest software patch for the MacBook and MacBook Pro, a firmware update for the keyboard
 
Tags: macbook, macbook pro, software patch, apple, keyboard, firmware
 
 
 
 
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Boston Moves to Bubbles of Access

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2008-04-04 09:53:35 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...firmware package for Atheros AP51 devices that stands for Routing Batman Inside; B.A.T.M.A.N. is an algorithm : better approach to mobile ad-hoc networking; B.A.T.M.A.N. is also instantiated as software that can be installed on appropriate Linux-based routers. Holy flash memory
 
Tags: off-the-shelf hardware, off-the-shelf, components, hardware, open-source components, open-source, proprietary hardware, city, free software