I'm going to start this post by saying something that a lot of people will find surprising. There are a lot of things that I like about UEFI firmware and the UEFI boot process. I think it is an ...

First off, a little context. I'm a 30+ year Mac user and I just bought my first PC in decades. I'm no stranger to Windows and Linux, but haven't used them as a desktop OS for about 15 years. My ...

A good bit of the feedback on my most recent post about installing Fedora on my new laptop was along the lines of "instead of telling us what doesn't work, please give us some information about what ...

Multiple security vulnerabilities collectively named LogoFAIL affect image-parsing components in the UEFI code from various vendors. Researchers warn that they could be exploited to hijack the ...

The ICWG chair of the UEFI Forum debunks and clarifies a number of myths surrounding UEFI firmware—a foundational layer in the software stack. This file type includes high-resolution graphics and ...

A recently surfaced Linux bootkit, which nests in the UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) and is intended to bypass its security measures, is apparently a project by South Korean scientists.

Linux Australia is fit to be tied over recent reports that Microsoft is requiring Windows 8 certified machines to support UEFI secure booting, a situation that could most likely hamper or block Linux ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. A high-rated security vulnerability in the Secure Boot ...

TL;DR Introduction  It’s more common than you might think to miss built-in defences. Windows has a lot of features that help ...

Binarly spotted a legitimate utility, trusted on most modern systems utilizing UEFI firmware, carrying a flaw The flaw allowed threat actors to deploy bootkit malware Microsoft patched it the June ...