Many security architectures rely on immutable ROM as the first trusted code executed by a processor. It provides a stable foundation for authenticating the rest of the boot chain, but that same ...

NetBSD 11.0 arrives with the first stable 64-bit RISC-V port in BSD history and a MICROVM kernel that boots virtual machines ...

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered 11 old, Microsoft-signed, Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) applications that could be abused to bypass Secure Boot on most systems using the ...

A group of performers from the Grounded Aerial Dance Theater unfurl the Microsoft logo as they hang from a seven-story tall building during the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system launch, 29 ...

I rooted my first Android phone back in 2013. It was a budget Samsung running Jellybean, and within twenty minutes of flashing a custom ROM, the thing felt like a completely different device. Faster, ...

The Linux world is currently seeing an explosion in new users, thanks in large part to Microsoft turning its Windows operating system into the most intrusive piece of spyware in modern computing. For ...

Hackers recently claimed to have found the Boot ROM keys for the Sony PlayStation 5 (PS5). But even worse for Sony? Those keys have been leaked online. What makes this serious is that these PS5 ROM ...

What we know so far: Over the past few days, unknown hackers have leaked the security keys Sony uses to safeguard the PlayStation 5's chain of trust. Known as BootROM keys, the data could – at least ...

Reports have surfaced claiming that cryptographic boot ROM keys for the PlayStation 5 have been discovered, marking a potentially important moment in the ongoing effort to analyze and bypass the ...

As embedded systems become more powerful and interconnected, security at every stage of system operation becomes critical. In previous articles, we discussed secure SoC architectures and key ...