The need to reduce the complexity of IT infrastructure management remains a priority on every IT manager’s agenda. One of the most prominent open standards addressing that need, Intelligent Platform ...

You spend thousands or even hundreds of thousands of dollars to secure the data stored on the critical databases and application servers your organization relies on. But what if each of those systems ...

-- AMI supports the new IPMI 2.0 specification by offering building blocks and a complete solution for platform management -- IPMI provides high server availability, configurable policy-based failure ...

The Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) implementation found in motherboards from server manufacturer Supermicro suffers from serious vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to ...

A ransomware called JungleSec is infecting victims through unsecured IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) cards since early November. When originally reported in early November, victims ...

Noted researcher Dan Farmer published a paper on the depth and breadth of IPMI vulnerabilities in server Baseboard Management Controllers, and the news isn’t good. If enterprises are indeed moving ...

Earlier this month, I wrote about agent and agentless management approaches. That article elicited a few responses from readers, which I shared with you in a subsequent issue. I have just received ...

Vulnerabilities in the IPMI protocol that describes how baseboard management controllers communicate on networks put thousands of servers at risk, particularly those at hosting providers. Baseboard ...

Major vulnerabilities in a protocol for remotely monitoring and managing servers would allow attackers to hijack the computers to gain control of them, access or erase data, or lock others out. The ...

Looking at motherboards from Supermicro that have IPMI support, while more expensive than say the typical Intel motherboard that I have been using, they may be within reach price-wise. I've used one ...