Server Infrastructure Security for Enterprises_
Protect your data center servers and AI infrastructure at the component level, where traditional security tools can’t reach.
Why Server Component Security Matters Now
Every server in your data center contains dozens of different components with updatable firmware, each from different manufacturers in a global supply chain. Attackers target these components because they provide privileged access below the operating system, where traditional security tools cannot detect them. Recent vulnerabilities in NVIDIA DGX baseboard management controllers and other server components demonstrate that these attacks don’t require physical access. According to the NSA and CISA, compromised BMCs enable attackers to establish persistence, disable security solutions like TPM and Secure Boot, and spread laterally throughout networks while remaining invisible to EDR and other OS-level defenses.
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Eclypsium Secures Servers at the Component Level_
Traditional security tools operate at the OS level and cannot protect the firmware, BMCs, and hardware components that make up your server infrastructure. Eclypsium provides component-level visibility and security across your entire data center fleet and AI infrastructure.
Component-Level Inventory
Track every firmware component across your server fleet. Know what’s inside each server, from CPU microcode to BMC firmware to storage controller code.
Vulnerability and Configuration Management
Identify vulnerable components and insecure configurations like Intel ME left in manufacturing mode or servers with Secure Boot disabled. Monitor compliance with NIST 800-53 and other standards.
Threat Detection with Automata
Detect backdoors, implants, and malicious firmware modifications using our AI-assisted binary analysis engine. Fill the detection gap left by EDR and other OS-level tools.
Automated Firmware Updates
Validate update binaries and schedule firmware updates across your server fleet. Reduce exposure windows for critical component vulnerabilities.
Why Attackers Target Server Components
Server components offer attackers privileged access and persistence that survives traditional remediation. BMCs and firmware sit below the OS with access to every system resource, making them ideal targets for sophisticated threat actors.
Below-OS Privilege and Access
Server components like BMCs run independently of the host operating system with full access to system memory, storage, and network interfaces. A compromised BMC can disable TPM, manipulate Secure Boot, and access data on any attached storage.
Persistence That Survives Reimaging
Firmware-level compromises persist through OS reinstalls, reboots, and even hardware replacement in some cases. This allows attackers to maintain long-term access for espionage or repeated ransomware attacks.
Remote Exploitation Without Physical Access
Many server component exploits can be executed over the network. Management interfaces for BMCs and other components are often accessible remotely. The recent NVIDIA DGX BMC vulnerabilities with CVSS scores of 9.3 allowed unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code remotely.
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Why Traditional Security Tools Can’t Protect Server Components
The NSA and CISA explicitly warn that traditional security tools are ineffective at mitigating compromised server components. EDR, IPS/IDS, anti-malware, and even TPM attestation cannot detect or prevent threats at the component level.
EDR and Endpoint Tools Don’t Reach Components
Endpoint detection and response tools operate at the OS level. BMCs run independent embedded operating systems with their own firmware. CPU microcode, storage controller firmware, and other components exist below where EDR agents can see.
Eclypsium analyzes firmware and component-level code that EDR cannot access.
Complex Multi-Tier Supply Chains
According to the U.S. Government Accountability Office, a major server OEM had 65 direct suppliers and over 200 second-tier suppliers manufacturing components in 39 countries. Each component can harbor vulnerabilities. Server BMCs often include open-source libraries like OpenSSH that can be targeted as supply chain vectors.
Eclypsium provides visibility into every component and validates integrity against our reputation database of 12M+ known-good binaries.
Components Are Not Part of Standard Asset Management
The CIS Critical Security Controls identify asset inventory as the top priority for security programs. However, most organizations inventory servers as single units without tracking the components inside them. When vulnerabilities emerge in specific BMC versions or storage controller firmware, teams lack the visibility to know which servers are affected.
Eclypsium tracks component-level inventory so you know exactly which servers contain vulnerable components.
How Eclypsium Protects Server Infrastructure_
Inventory
Know What’s in Your Environment
Track which servers have which components across your entire data center and AI infrastructure. Identify servers containing specific BMC versions, CPU microcode, storage controller firmware, and other components. Respond quickly to supply chain incidents affecting specific component vendors or versions.
Harden
Identify and Fix Risk
Detect vulnerabilities in server components and insecure configurations. Find servers with Intel ME in manufacturing mode, disabled Secure Boot, outdated BMC firmware, or other risks. Monitor compliance with NIST 800-53 and validate update binaries before deployment.
Detect
Find Backdoors and Implants
Eclypsium Automata continuously analyzes server component firmware for backdoors, implants, and malicious modifications. Set integrity baselines for servers and detect when components change unexpectedly. Send alerts to SIEM, SOAR, or other security tools.
Respond
Automate Updates and Remediation
Schedule and deploy firmware updates across your server fleet. Validate that updates are applied successfully and monitor for any anomalies post-update. Reduce the manual effort of keeping component firmware current.
