Firmware scanning time, cost, and where teams run EMBA

TLDR

This research paper examines the behavior of the EMBA firmware analysis tool when deployed on local systems and Microsoft Azure virtual machines. The study focuses on execution time, cost, and operational characteristics, providing insights for security teams to optimize their firmware analysis workflows.

Researchers looked at EMBA deployments on a local standalone system and on a Microsoft Azure virtual machine. They focused on execution time, repeatability, cost, and operational characteristics that matter to practitioners who rely on firmware analysis as part of regular security work.