Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
I am always pushing the necessity of keeping up with patches and updates – they are everyone’s essential step for good cyber security. However here is the warning tale for when things go wrong at the vendor end: HP rushes to fix bricked printers after faulty firmware update (bleepingcomputer.com) When …
I have written about the subject of updates and patches many time – and I will continue to alert you to patches and updates – it is important. Ben, one of the senior members of the support team over at Octagon Technology has written his take on why waiting to …
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Acer has patched a serious flaw with the firmware on certain of their Notebook computer that left the trusted Secure Boot, Trusted Platform Module (TPM) chip and Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) security features vulnerable to deactivation. Acer fixes UEFI bugs that can be used to disable Secure Boot (bleepingcomputer.com) …
I have highlighted the firmware issues with Lenovo laptops several times – as we all depend on the integrity of our computers and if one manufacturer falls behind, then you should know about it: Do you have a Lenovo laptop? If so then this post is for you. – Smart …
Read the article from Bleeping Computers or just jump to HPs page to see if your organisation is using one of the affected devices – but if you know you have an HO computer do something… Firmware bugs in many HP computer models left unfixed for over a year (bleepingcomputer.com) …
