Microsoft’s acquisition of ReFirm Labs will allow device builders and customers to discover, protect and assess device risk at the firmware and network levels as well as patch devices via a cloud offering.
Microsoft has purchased ReFirm Labs to enhance the software giant’s firmware analysis and security capabilities from servers to IoT.
The Redmond, Wash.-based company said its acquisition of Fulton, Md.-based ReFirm Labs will allow device builders and customers to discover, protect and assess device risk at the firmware and network levels as well as patch devices via a cloud offering.
“The addition of ReFirm Labs to Microsoft will bring both world-class expertise in firmware security and the Centrifuge firmware platform to enhance our ability to analyze and help protect firmware backed by the power and speed of our cloud,” David Weston, Microsoft’s director of enterprise and OS security, wrote in a blog post.