Continuous monitoring for detecting firmware threats
US10943015B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 22, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 15, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/033
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Continuous monitoring for detecting firmware threats is provided herein. An example system includes a processing pipeline that receives a firmware image from an entity, an extractor that receives the firmware image through the processing pipeline, the extractor being configured to determine and extract files within the firmware image, a task queue that receives the extracted files and one or more analyzers that: obtain the files from the task queue; and perform at least one type of vulnerability analysis on the files. The system includes a database that stores a log of the at least one type of vulnerability analysis, the log being associated with any of the firmware image and a device identifier of the device.
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