It is often thought that a computer’s central processing unit (CPU) handles everything within a computer. To some extent, this is true; however, CPUs have delegates per se. These delegates are referred to as chipsets and they have dedicated and specific tasks to carry out. Depending on the chipset and its location, the respective chipset handles that part of a computer and … [Read more...]
China’s Tiny Chip Hardware Hack Infiltrates U.S. Entities
In recent news, Supermicro is under some heat in the U.S. after multiple reports of its manufactured components containing malicious microchips on their boards. They’re one of the world’s biggest suppliers of server motherboards and does business across the globe. So, what happened that caused this heat? Read on to find out. It seemingly started back in 2015 when … [Read more...]
Big Security in a Small Package
At WatchGuard, we believe that good things can come in small packages. Our smallest tabletop appliances run the same operating system, or firmware, as the largest rack mount units. This means we can provide enterprise class security in a small form factor that helps protect small offices, retail stores, and remote branches of a distributed enterprise. This is why we are very … [Read more...]
