
Vulnerabilities
Firmware Vulnerabilities: Answers to the Questions You Actually Ask
Firmware flaws persist because code runs below the operating system, often without the security controls you rely on for application-layer protection.
Everything Vector Update has reported about firmware security: 2 stories, newest first. Part of our Vulnerabilities coverage.

Firmware flaws persist because code runs below the operating system, often without the security controls you rely on for application-layer protection.

Treating firmware updates as routine maintenance ignores the low-level access they grant, turning a standard patch into a permanent backdoor if verification fails.