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The US government warned the IT industry about UEFI firmware-based attacks via a CISA blog post. UEFI, a critical BIOS firmware in devices, can be exploited for persistent access by attackers. This malware can survive resets and hard drive replacements, posing a severe threat.
FirmGuard SecureConfig revolutionizes BIOS configuration, eliminating the need for physical access to endpoints. Administrators can remotely adjust BIOS settings with precision, overcoming geographical barriers and administrative complexities.
FirmGuard by Phoenix Technologies offers MSPs a robust BIOS firmware security solution, enhancing client protection and driving revenue growth. It secures the UEFI BIOS, a critical yet often overlooked component, reducing cybersecurity insurance costs and ensuring regulatory compliance. FirmGuard fits into existing pricing models and improves technician efficiency with features like SecureConfig. By integrating FirmGuard, MSPs can differentiate themselves, foster client loyalty, and uncover new revenue opportunities.
CVE-2024-3094 | CISA Alert | Ubuntu Alert
On March 28th, 2024, it was discovered that a sophisticated social engineering attack introduced a backdoor in the XZ Utils library, which provides data compression and decompression services and is included in many Linux distributions.
FirmGuard is uniquely positioned in the marketplace to help IT administrators monitor their endpoints for firmware vulnerabilities and thus keep up with the NIST CSF Detect function (DE.CM): Assets are monitored to find anomalies, indicators of compromise, and other potentially adverse events.
Healthy Technology Solutions (HTS) had been using FirmGuard successfully for many months to measure and monitor the status of their client endpoints, including UEFI BIOS firmware security. Within the span of less than a month, however, they suddenly had two high priority use cases for SecureConfig—which they had only recently begun to use. The specifics of the two use cases are highlighted below.
Organizations that ignore UEFI BIOS firmware vulnerability do so at their own peril and are setting themselves up for a potentially devasting attack. But what is UEFI? How do we protect endpoints from UEFI BIOS vulnerabilities? And what types of vulnerabilities are there?
SecureWipe is a FirmGuard feature that securely erases endpoint HDD, SSD, and other mass storage devices. It is triggered remotely from the FirmGuard Portal and forensically erases all data and partitions independent of the operating system (OS).
Reference Article
Multiple security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in the TCP/IP network protocol stack of an open-source reference implementation of the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) specification used widely in modern computers.
CVE-2023-5058
A new firmware vulnerability called “LogoFAIL” has been disclosed. The flaw exists in the processing of user-supplied splash screen during system boot, which can be exploited by an attacker.
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