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Firmware

In computing, firmware (FW) is software that provides low-level control of computer hardware. For a relatively simple device, firmware may perform all control, monitoring and data manipulation functionality. For a more complex device, firmware may provide only relatively low-level control as well as hardware abstraction to higher-level software such as…

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Flashing

Firmware hacking

Security risks

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Firmware

Nodes125
Edges124
Triples83
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.016
Components1

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Firmware

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related to Security risks · 16
Firmware → As, BadUSB, Black Hat USA, Canonical, Custom, He, MalCon, Mark Shuttleworth, NSA, NSA's, One, Other, Symbian OS, Ubuntu Linux, USB, Your
related to Other examples · 11
Firmware → FPGA, FreeBSDOpenfiler, FreeBSDProprietary, In, LibreCMC, Linux, Linux-libre, NAS, NAS4Free, Other, Timing
related to HDD firmware hacks · 8
Firmware → Agency, Although, Equation Group, Kaspersky Lab, NSA, Researchers, The Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab, United States National Security
related to history · 7
Firmware → As, Ascher Opler, Datamation, Furthermore, Many, Opler, This
related to Automobiles · 6
Firmware → ABS, As, Local, Since, TCUs, The
related to Firmware hacking · 6
Firmware → An, Doom, Rockbox, Some, Sometimes, There
related to Flashing · 6
Firmware → EEPROM, Flashing, Flashrom, Free, If, This
related to Computers · 4
Firmware → EEPROM, However, In, ROM
related to Home and personal-use products · 4
Firmware → Consumer, In, Other, Some
see also · 2
Firmware → BootloaderComputer, Electronics

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computer software hardware control device devices memory system systems may computers various operating also flash eeprom run code many include

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Firmwareis amajor threat to system security0.90text
an operating system.Firmware is found in a wide range of computing devicesinstance offirmware may provide only relatively low-level control as well as hardware abstraction to higher-level software0.80text
including personal computersinstance offirmware may provide only relatively low-level control as well as hardware abstraction to higher-level software0.80text
smartphonesinstance offirmware may provide only relatively low-level control as well as hardware abstraction to higher-level software0.80text
home appliancesinstance offirmware may provide only relatively low-level control as well as hardware abstraction to higher-level software0.80text
vehiclesinstance offirmware may provide only relatively low-level control as well as hardware abstraction to higher-level software0.80text
computer peripheralsinstance offirmware may provide only relatively low-level control as well as hardware abstraction to higher-level software0.80text
in many of the integrated circuits inside each of these larger systems.Firmware is stored in non-volatile memoryinstance offirmware may provide only relatively low-level control as well as hardware abstraction to higher-level software0.80text
printersinstance ofDevices0.80text
scannersinstance ofDevices0.80text
webcamsinstance ofDevices0.80text
and USB flash drives have internally-stored firmwareinstance ofDevices0.80text

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