Hard drive firmware is about the last place you want to find a bug. But that turned out to be the problem with [BBfoto’s] Seagate HDD which he was using in a RAID array.

All of this software is small enough to fit on the hard drive’s firmware. This means that traditional antivirus cannot detect its presence.

Hard disk drives use firmware, which is a combination of hardware and software, to determine how to operate. The firmware is a built-in chip on the device that contains programming code.

A Kaspersky Lab bulletin indicates a cyberattack group has the capability to infect hard drive firmware. Learn how this capability works, and what it means for your deployed systems.

Strange sounds HDD Expert – Check hard drive health & performance A Hard Drive fails without giving any warning, but if you notice any of these symptoms, back up all your important data.

How It Works Hard drive disks have a controller, essentially a mini-computer, that includes a memory chip or flash ROM where the firmware code for operating the hard drive resides.

Mystery malware capable of hiding itself in a hard drives’ internal electronics has been revealed, having spread worldwide for more than a decade.

Firmware can go wrong, leading to inaccessibility of your data. Unfortunately hard drive firmware is not similar to your mobile phone or tablet—you cannot just update or reflash it.

The NSA has backdoor access to a huge amount of computers, if not all, and we're not seeing a word from world leaders - and this shouldn't surprise you.